Bellicourt
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Commune of Bellicourt |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Le Catelet |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
| Mayor | Marcel Leclere (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 94 m–149 m (avg. 132 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9,77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
680 |
| - Density | 69/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 02065/ 02420 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bellicourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardie 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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