Bellenglise
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Bellenglise |
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 Bellenglise
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Le Catelet |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
| Mayor | Vincent Duquenne (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 77–129 m (253–423 ft) (avg. 88 m or 289 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 386 (2008) |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02063/ 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°55′21″N 3°14′39″E / 49.9225°N 3.2442°E
Bellenglise is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.
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[edit] Geography
The village lies close to the N44, in a loop of the St Quentin Canal, nine kilometres north of St. Quentin.
[edit] History
About two kilometres to the north is the Riqueval souterrain.
On the 28 August 1914 the French 10th Regiment of Territorial Infantry opposed a German invading force. The French unit was essentially from the local Département, with its depot in St Quentin. Despite a fierce defence, the French line gave and a battalion (1000 men) of the unit was taken prisoner.
The famous picture of the 137th Brigade, gathered on the canal bank at Riqueval Bridge, for a pep talk after the crossing of the St Quentin Canal, was taken nearby.
[edit] Administration
See the French page for the list of mayors.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 276 | 426 | 517 | 479 | 441 | 410 | 386 |
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[edit] Sites and monuments
- The commune cemetery, with its military square just to the left of the entrance, where are buried soldiers who died for France.
[edit] Personalities connected with the commune
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Bellenglise on the site of the French National Geographical Institute
- Bellenglise on the Insee site.
- 2006 census of the communes of the Aisne département
- Belenglise church tower on the Clochers (church belfries) site
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