Chaourse

Chaourse
Chaourse
Location within Picardy region  Chaourse
Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°ECoordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Rozoy-sur-Serre
Intercommunality	Thiérache
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Rocourt
Area^1	18.6 km^2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	554
• Density	30/km^2 (77/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02160 / 02340
Elevation	102–187 m (335–614 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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.

Chaourse is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. The famous Chaourse Treasure of Roman artefacts, now in the British Museum, was found in the village in 1883.^[1]

The Chaourse Treasure in the British Museum

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	755	—
1968	769	+1.9%
1975	629	−18.2%
1982	551	−12.4%
1990	522	−5.3%
1999	522	+0.0%
2008	554	+6.1%

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE

1. British Museum Collection