Champs, Aisne

Champs
Champs

Coordinates: 49°32′28″N 3°15′15″E / 49.5411°N 3.2542°E / 49.5411; 3.2542Coordinates: 49°32′28″N 3°15′15″E / 49.5411°N 3.2542°E / 49.5411; 3.2542
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Intercommunality Val de l'Ailette
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pascal Crepeaux
Area1 9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 289
  Density 32/km2 (82/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02159 / 02670
Elevation 42–76 m (138–249 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 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.

Champs is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Geography

The river Ailette forms all of the commune's southwestern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962411    
1968367−10.7%
1975334−9.0%
1982300−10.2%
1990291−3.0%
1999275−5.5%
2008289+5.1%

See also

References

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