Bellenglise
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bellenglise
|commune status = Commune
|image = Bellenglise (Aisne) mairie et école.JPG
|caption = Town hall and school
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Saint-Quentin
|canton = Bohain-en-Vermandois
|INSEE = 02063
|postal code = 02420
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays du Vermandois
|coordinates = {{coord|49.9225|3.2442|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 88
|elevation min m = 77
|elevation max m = 129
|area km2 = 6.4
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bellenglise ({{IPA|fr|bɛlɑ̃ɡliz}}) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
The village lies close to the N44, in a loop of the St. Quentin Canal, nine kilometres north of St. Quentin.
Image:Riqueval Bridge 1918.jpg addressing troops of the 137th Brigade from the Riqueval Bridge over the St. Quentin Canal, 2 October 1918]]
History
About two kilometres to the north is the Riqueval souterrain.
On the 28 August 1914 the French 10th Regiment of Territorial Infantry opposed a German invading force. The French unit was essentially from the local Département, with its depot in St Quentin. Despite a fierce defence, the French line gave and a battalion (1000 men) of the unit was taken prisoner.
The famous picture of the British 137th Brigade, gathered on the canal bank at Riqueval Bridge, for a pep talk after the crossing of the St. Quentin Canal, was taken nearby.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-02063#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |426
|1975 |517
|1982 |479
|1990 |441
|1999 |410
|2007 |389
|2012 |383
|2017 |381
}}
File:Bellenglise cimetière (entrée) 1.jpg. Military Square. Graves of soldiers who died for France.']]
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Sites and monuments
- The commune cemetery, with its military square just to the left of the entrance, where are buried soldiers who died for France.
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Bellenglise}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313113817/http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=9185 Bellenglise on the site of the French National Geographical Institute]
- [http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/02/accueil_02063.htm Belenglise church tower on the Clochers (church belfries) site]
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