Mâchecourt
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Guignicourt | |
| Community association | Champagne Picarde | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 67-103 m | |
| surface | 10.08 km 2 | |
| Residents | 122 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02350 | |
| INSEE code | 02448 | |
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 Mâchecourt Town Hall (Mairie)  | 
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Mâchecourt is a French municipality with 122 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016 Picardy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Laon , the canton of Guignicourt (until 2015 Sissonne ) and the commune association of Champagne Picarde .
geography
The municipality is located around 24 kilometers east of Laon Prefecture . Mâchecourt is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont in the northeast, Bucy-lès-Pierrepont in the east, Chivres-en-Laonnois in the south, on a short section of Liesse-Notre-Dame in the southwest and the municipalities in the canton of Marle Pierrepont in the west, Vesles-et-Caumont in the northwest and Autremencourt in the north.
history
Until their abolition in 1879, the municipalities of Mâchecourt and Chivres-en-Laonnois formed a common municipality called Chivres-et-Mâchecourt .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 | 
| Residents | 165 | 159 | 118 | 105 | 105 | 122 | 136 | 119 | 
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Attractions
- Saint-Hilaire church