Bichancourt
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Location within Picardy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Ailette |
| Mayor | Michel Decool (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 41–67 m (135–220 ft) (avg. 61 m or 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°34′49″N 3°12′55″E / 49.5803°N 3.2153°E
Bichancourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.
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Geography [edit]
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 [edit]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 812 | — |
| 1968 | 768 | −5.4% |
| 1975 | 756 | −1.6% |
| 1982 | 924 | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 902 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 941 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 999 | +6.2% |
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