Bourcq
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Ardennes | |
Arrondissement | Vouziers | |
Canton | Attigny | |
Community association | L'Argonne Ardennaise | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 23 ' N , 4 ° 38' E | |
height | 104-181 m | |
surface | 9.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 52 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 08400 | |
INSEE code | 08077 | |
![]() Bourcq Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
Bourcq is a French commune with 52 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vouziers , the canton of Attigny (until 2015: canton of Vouziers ) and the local authority association L'Argonne Ardennaise, founded in 1997 .
geography
Bourcq is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Sainte-Marie in the southeast, Contreuve in the south, Leffincourt in the west, Tourcelles-Chaumont in the northwest, Mars-sous-Bourcq in the northeast and the municipality of Vouziers in the canton of the same name in the east.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | 2016 |
Residents | 107 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 62 | 60 | 52 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Nicolas church, built in the 11th century
- Gaulish , Gallo-Roman, Merovingian and medieval finds of jewelry, everyday objects, glassware, weapons and sculptures recovered from archaeological excavations in the Bourcq area and exhibited in the Musée de l'Ardenne in Charleville-Mézières .
Archaeological finds
Personalities
- Baldwin of Bourcq (before 1080–1131), Lord of Bourcq, Count of Edessa and King of Jerusalem .
Web links
Commons : Bourcq - collection of images, videos and audio files