Bapaume is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bapaume had a population of 130 people.[1]

Bapaume Queensland
Bapaume
Coordinates	28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408 (Bapaume (centre of locality))
Population	130 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	9.6/km2 (24.9/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4352
Area	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Bapaume: Passchendaele Passchendaele Passchendaele Amiens Bapaume Pozieres Amiens Amiens Cannon Creek

History

Bapaume takes its name from the Bapaume railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after a World War I battlefield in France, involving the Australian Imperial Force. The area was opened as soldier settlements after 1919.[2]

Bapaume Provisional School opened on 28 January 1925. In 1948 it became Bapaume State School. It closed on 10 December 1982.[3]

In the 2016 census, Bapaume had a population of 130 people.[1]

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