Belloy-en-Santerre (, literally Belloy in Santerre) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D79 road, about 1 mi from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some 30 mi east of Amiens.

History

An aerial photograph taken in 1967 shows the outline of a large, rectangular, south-facing Gallo-Roman villa on the site of present-day Belloy.

Population

Personalities

Alan Seeger, American poet, who had joined the French Foreign Legion, died here during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.