Bellicourt

Bellicourt
St. Quentin Canal
Bellicourt
Location within Picardy region Bellicourt
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Saint-Quentin
Canton	Le Catelet
Intercommunality	Pays du Vermandois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marcel Leclere
Area1	9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	632
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02065 / 02420
Elevation	94–194 m (308–636 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bellicourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.

It lies on the N44 road between Cambrai and Saint-Quentin and over the principal tunnel of the St. Quentin Canal.

It was the site of numerous intense combat actions and battles during World War I.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	609	—
1968	624	+2.5%
1975	607	−2.7%
1982	640	+5.4%
1990	664	+3.8%
1999	680	+2.4%
2008	638	−6.2%
2012	632	−0.9%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE