Belleau (Aisne)

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Belleau
Belleau (France)
Belleau
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Château-Thierry
Canton Château-Thierry
Community association Region de Château-Thierry
Coordinates 49 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 18'  E
height 87-198 m
surface 6.72 km 2
Residents 136 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02400
INSEE code

Town Hall (Mairie) and Belleau Museum

Belleau is a French municipality with 136 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Hauts-de-France . It is located in the Aisne department , in the Château-Thierry arrondissement . Belleau belongs to the canton of Château-Thierry and to the municipal association of Région de Château-Thierry . The inhabitants are called Belleausiens .

geography

Belleau is located about 75 kilometers east-northeast of Paris . Belleau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monthiers in the north, Épaux-Bézu in the north-east, Étrépilly in the east, Bouresches in the south and south-east, Lucy-le-Bocage in the south and south-west, Torcy-en-Valois in the west and Licy-Clignon in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 126 117 109 119 134 135 132 139
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Etienne church
  • Le Bois Belleau American Military Cemetery
  • Belleau German Military Cemetery
  • World War I Museum
Saint-Etienne church

Web links

Commons : Belleau  - collection of images, videos and audio files