Bichancourt

Bichancourt

Bichancourt
Administration
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Intercommunality Val de l'Ailette
Mayor Michel Decool
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 41–67 m (135–220 ft)
(avg. 61 m/200 ft)
Land area1 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population2 999  (2008)
 - Density 129 /km2 (330 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02086/ 02300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bichancourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.

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Geography

The river Oise forms part of the commune's northern border; one of its tributaries, the Ailette, forms all of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population of Bichancourt
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 812 768 756 924 902 941 999

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