Abbécourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Chauny | |
| Community association | Chauny Tergnier la Fère | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 36 ' N , 3 ° 11' E | |
| height | 38-64 m | |
| surface | 5.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 498 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 84 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02300 | |
| INSEE code | 02001 | |
Abbécourt is a French municipality with 498 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France .
geography
The municipality of Abbécourt is located on the right bank of the Oise and the parallel Canal latéral à l'Oise , four kilometers southwest of Chauny and about 30 kilometers south of Saint-Quentin . The Oise-Aisne Canal branches off towards the south at Abbécourt .
Abbécourt's neighboring municipalities are Vesles-et-Caumont in the north, Ognes in the northeast, Chauny in the east, Bichancourt in the southeast, Manicamp in the south, Quierzy in the southwest, Marest-Dampcourt in the west and Neuflieux in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 558 | 524 | 468 | 471 | 467 | 447 | 475 | 496 |
Attractions
- St. John's Church ( Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste ), rebuilt after the First World War
- War memorial to commemorate those who fell in 1870 and 1871 as well as the First and Second World Wars
- Bridge over the Canal latéral à l'Oise, built for Napoleon Bonaparte
Regular events
- Village festival on the 4th Sunday of June
- Antique market on the first Sunday of October
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to farms, there are small metalworking companies and a carpentry shop in Abbécourt. The railway line from Creil to Jeumont runs right through Abbécourt as part of the old railway line from Paris to Brussels . The trunk road from Saint-Quentin to Compiègne runs north of the village center .
Web links
- extensive monograph on Abbécourt by Victor Leducq from 1930 (French)