Bazeilles (French pronunciation: [bazɛj]) is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France.

[8][9] The Meuse river forms the south-western border of the commune as it flows north-west to eventually join the Hollands Diep at Lage Zwaluwe (Netherlands).

The Ruisseau de la Givinne flows from the north through the centre of the commune before joining the Meuse in the south.

[8][9] The name Bazeilles would have appeared in the 6th or 7th century and comes from a variation of the Latin word Basilicatum meaning "church".

[12] It was possible that a small castle guarded the road to Douzy and Yvois (Carignan) and would have been in the northern part of the park of the current Chateau of Orival along the Givonne (rue du General Lebrun).

During the Battle of Bazeilles on 1 September 1870 the commune was the scene of intense fighting between units of French marines and Bavarian regiments.

During the battle, French civilians actively participated by firing on Bavarian troops and tending to the wounded.

Bazeilles was the initial base for the Schützen-Regiment 69 (Infantry from the 10th Panzer-Division), who, on the afternoon of 13 May 1940, launched an attack to cross the Meuse.

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: Jacques Rousseau: Bazeilles, origins and mutations, 2002.