Bellenglise

Bellenglise
Commune
Town hall and school
Location of Bellenglise
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Coordinates: 49°55′21″N 3°14′39″E / 49.9225°N 3.2442°E / 49.9225; 3.2442
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Bohain-en-Vermandois
Intercommunality	Pays du Vermandois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Duquenne[1]
Area 1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	379
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02063 /02420
Elevation	77–129 m (253–423 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellenglise (French pronunciation: [bɛlɑ̃ɡliz]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The village lies close to the N44, in a loop of the St. Quentin Canal, nine kilometres north of St. Quentin.

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.

• The commune cemetery, with its military square just to the left of the entrance, where are buried soldiers who died for France.

• Communes of the Aisne department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellenglise.

• Bellenglise on the site of the French National Geographical Institute
• Belenglise church tower on the Clochers (church belfries) site

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