Bapaume Australian Cemetery

The Battle of Bapaume took place during the Franco-Prussian War, brought about by French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Péronne, Somme. The battle was fought on 3 January 1871 near the town of Bapaume. The Prussian 1st Army had reached Bapaume at the end of December while at the same time the French Army of the North under Faidherbe moved out to break the German siege of Péronne. Both sides encountered each other near Bapaume. Although Faidherbe's green troops held their own against the outnumbered but experienced Prussians, they did not follow up their advantage. As a consequence, Péronne surrendered on 10 January. Soon the Prussians would be reinforced and two weeks later they would meet Faidherbe in battle again at Saint Quentin.

Bapaume (French pronunciation: [bapom] ; original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

The Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois is a communauté de communes, an intercommunal structure, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2013 by the merger of the former communautés de communes Région de Bapaume, canton de Bertincourt and Sud Arrageois (partly). Its area is 426.1 km2, and its population was 27,349 in 2018. Its seat is in Bapaume.

The Communauté de communes de la Région de Bapaume was located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. It was created in January 1993. It was merged into the new Communauté de communes du Sud-Artois in January 2013.

On 25 March 1917 an explosion at the town hall in Bapaume, Pas-de-Calais, France, killed 24 people including Australian soldiers, civilians of the Australian Comforts Fund and two members of the French parliament. An explosive device had been left behind on a time-delayed fuse by German troops, hoping to kill members of an Allied headquarters unit. After the war the town hall was rebuilt and includes memorials to those that died.

Avesnes-lès-Bapaume (French pronunciation: [avɛn lɛ bapom], literally Avesnes near Bapaume) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

The Canton of Bapaume (West Flemish: Batpalmen) is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume (French pronunciation: [ʁjɛ̃kuʁ lɛ bapom], literally Riencourt near Bapaume) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 19 miles (31 km) south of Arras.

Ligny-Thilloy (French pronunciation: [liɲi tilwa]; Picard: Ligny-Tiloé) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Bancourt (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in Pas-de-Calais, a department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Beaulencourt (French pronunciation: [bolɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Beugnâtre (French pronunciation: [bœɲatʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.