Bazuel

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bazuel

(2020–2026) Jean-Félix Macarez^[1]Area

11.81 km² (4.56 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

537 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59055 /59360

Elevation112–158 m (367–518 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bazuel (French pronunciation: [bazɥɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, and 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Cambrai.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	801	—
1975	795	−0.11%
1982	726	−1.29%
1990	674	−0.92%
1999	571	−1.83%
2009	578	+0.12%
2014	547	−1.10%
2020	526	−0.65%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Bazuel are blazoned :

Gules, a rose slipped and leaved argent. (Bazuel, Maretz and Saint-Benin use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE