Bellicourt
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St. Quentin Canal
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bellicourt
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| Coordinates: 49°57′42″N 3°14′12″E / 49.9617°N 3.2367°ECoordinates: 49°57′42″N 3°14′12″E / 49.9617°N 3.2367°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marcel Leclere |
| Area1 | 9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 632 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02065 /02420 |
| Elevation | 94–194 m (308–636 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bellicourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
It lies on the N44 road between Cambrai and Saint-Quentin and over the principal tunnel of the St. Quentin Canal.
It was the site of numerous intense combat actions and battles during World War I.
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