Belleau, Aisne

Belleau
Commemoration of the Battle of Belleau Wood, 2009
Belleau
Location within Picardy region  Belleau
Coordinates: 49°05′04″N 3°17′37″E / 49.0844°N 3.2936°ECoordinates: 49°05′04″N 3°17′37″E / 49.0844°N 3.2936°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Château-Thierry
Canton	Château-Thierry
Intercommunality	Région de Château-Thierry
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Monique Benier
Area^1	6.72 km^2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	127
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02062 / 02400
Elevation	87–198 m (285–650 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
^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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	217	—
1800	253	+16.6%
1806	240	−5.1%
1821	249	+3.8%
1831	380	+52.6%
1836	257	−32.4%
1841	286	+11.3%
1846	281	−1.7%
1851	263	−6.4%
1856	263	+0.0%
1861	257	−2.3%
1866	262	+1.9%
1872	257	−1.9%
1876	245	−4.7%
1881	222	−9.4%
1886	216	−2.7%
1891	213	−1.4%
1896	192	−9.9%
1901	199	+3.6%
1906	238	+19.6%
1911	199	−16.4%
1921	154	−22.6%
1926	175	+13.6%
1931	193	+10.3%
1936	158	−18.1%
1946	122	−22.8%
1954	138	+13.1%
1962	126	−8.7%
1968	117	−7.1%
1975	109	−6.8%
1982	119	+9.2%
1990	134	+12.6%
1999	135	+0.7%
2008	127	−5.9%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• Battle of Belleau Wood
• The Marine Memorial
• Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
• American Battle Monuments Commission

References

• INSEE