Chaourse

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Chaourse
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A general view of Chaourse
Location of Chaourse
Chaourse
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Chaourse
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Chaourse
Coordinates: 49°42′18″N3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E / 49.705; 3.9983 Coordinates: 49°42′18″N3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E / 49.705; 3.9983
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Vervins
Canton Vervins
Intercommunality Portes de la Thiérache
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Rocourt
Area
1
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01) [1]
539
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02160 /02340
Elevation102–187 m (335–614 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chaourse is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The famous Chaourse Treasure of Roman artefacts, now in the British Museum, was found in the village in 1883. [2]

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The Chaourse Treasure in the British Museum ChaourseTreasure-BM10.JPG
The Chaourse Treasure in the British Museum

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962755    
1968769+1.9%
1975629−18.2%
1982551−12.4%
1990522−5.3%
1999522+0.0%
2008554+6.1%

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE . Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. British Museum Collection