Bazoches-sur-Vesles


Bazoches-sur-Vesles -before 1943 Bazoches- is a French commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Bazoches-sur-Vasles is located some 25 km east by south-east of Soissons and 30 km west by north-west of Rheims. It is traversed from east to west by National Route N31 passing just north of the village. The village can be accessed off the N31 on road D83 which continues south-west to Mont-Notre-Dame. The D484 branches east off the D83 to Saint-Thibaut. The commune is served by the SNCF railway line from Paris - La Ferte-Milon - Reims with a station just south of the village. The eastern border of the commune is also the border between Aisne and Marne departments. The commune is mostly farmland with scattered patches of forest.
The Vesle river forms part of the southern border of the commune before flowing west through the commune then forming the western border and continuing on to join the Aisne near Condé-sur-Aisne. There are several lakes or reservoirs to the west of the town.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

The Roman Prefects of Gaul had a palace in the area
Bazoches-sur-Vesle was the site of intense combat between American and German troops during the Vesle campaign of the First World War, in July–August 1918.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Bazoches-sur-Vesles
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Hervé GironnayDVG
20082014Denis Yvanes
2014PresentNicolas DemouryDVD

Population

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church of Saint Peter is registered as an historical monument. It contains many items that are registered as historical objects: