Belloy-en-Santerre
# Belloy-en-Santerre

Belloy-en-Santerre (French pronunciation: ​, 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 mile (2 km) from the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N29, some 30 miles (48 km) 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.

## Personalities

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

