Bellicourt

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Coordinates: 49°57′42″N 3°14′12″E / 49.9616666667, 3.23666666667

Commune of Bellicourt

Location
Bellicourt (France)
Bellicourt
Administration
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
Miscellaneous
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.
France

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.