Chaourse
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Chaourse | |
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 A general view of Chaourse | |
Location of Chaourse  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Vervins |
| Intercommunality | Portes de la Thiérache |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Naveau[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 512 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02160 /02340 |
| Elevation | 102–187 m (335–614 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chaourse is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The famous Chaourse Treasure of Roman artefacts, now in the British Museum, was found in the village in 1883.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 755 | — |
| 1968 | 769 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 629 | −18.2% |
| 1982 | 551 | −12.4% |
| 1990 | 522 | −5.3% |
| 1999 | 522 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 554 | +6.1% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ British Museum Collection
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