Bazuel

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

Bazuel
Commune
A view within Bazuel
Coat of arms
Location of Bazuel
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Coordinates: 50°05′30″N 3°35′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Félix Macarez[1]
Area 1	11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	549
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59055 /59360
Elevation	112–158 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.

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

Arms of Basuel

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department