Brancourt-le-Grand
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois | |
| Community association | Pays du Vermandois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 23 ′ E | |
| height | 120-159 m | |
| surface | 13.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 565 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02110 | |
| INSEE code | 02112 | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Brancourt-le-Grand |
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Brancourt-le-Grand is a French commune with a population of 565 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin , the canton Bohain-en-Vermandois and the municipal association Pays du Vermandois .
geography
Brancourt-le-Grand is about 18 kilometers north-northeast of Saint-Quentin . Brancourt-le-Grand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Prémont in the north, Bohain-en-Vermandois in the east, Fresnoy-le-Grand in the south and south-east, Montbrehain in the west and south-west and Beaurevoir in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 739 | 706 | 618 | 577 | 569 | 636 | 626 | 609 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Remi church
- British military cemetery
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Personalities
- Eudoxe-Irénée Mignot (1842–1918), Bishop of Fréjus and Archbishop of Albi, born in Brancourt-le-Grand
- Adolf von Tutschek (1891–1918), fighter pilot, here fatally wounded in a crash
Web links
Commons : Brancourt-le-Grand - collection of images, videos and audio files
