Belleu
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Soissons | |
| Canton | Soissons-2 | |
| Community association | Soissonnais | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 22 ′ N , 3 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 45-162 m | |
| surface | 4.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,810 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 841 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02200 | |
| INSEE code | 02064 | |
| Website | www.mairie-belleu.fr | |
Belleu is a northern French municipality with 3810 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . Belleu belongs to the Arrondissement of Soissons and the Canton of Soissons-2 .
geography
Belleu is a banlieue in the agglomeration south-southeast of Soissons . Belleu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Soissons in the north and north-west, Billy-sur-Aisne in the east, Septmonts in the south-east, Noyant-et-Aconin in the south and Courmelles in the west and south-west.
The National Route 2 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1143 the place is first mentioned bellus Locus (Latin for beautiful place ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,723 | 3,558 | 3,606 | 4.263 | 4,083 | 4.031 | 3,969 | 3,867 |
Attractions
- Saint-André church from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries, monument historique since 1920.
- Fifteenth-century estate of the Tournelles fief, monument historique since 1928.
Web links
Commons : Belleu - collection of images, videos and audio files
