Bichancourt

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Bichancourt
Bichancourt (France)
Bichancourt
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Vic-sur-Aisne
Community association Chauny Tergnier la Fère
Coordinates 49 ° 35 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E
height 41-67 m
surface 7.73 km 2
Residents 1,048 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 136 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02300
INSEE code

City Hall (Mairie) of Bichancourt

Bichancourt is a French commune with 1,048 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (2015: Picardy ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Laon and the canton of Vic-sur-Aisne (until 2015: canton of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique ).

geography

Bichancourt is located about 30 kilometers northeast of Compiègne on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne . The Oise delimits the municipality to the north and northwest. Blérancourt is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Abbécourt in the north and northwest, Chauny in the north, Autreville in the east and northeast, Pierremande in the southeast, Saint-Paul-aux-Bois in the south and Manicamp in the west and southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 824 780 756 924 902 941 928 1,068
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church, rebuilt after the Second World War
Saint Martin Church

Web links

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