Chaourse

Chaourse
A general view of Chaourse
A general view of Chaourse
Location of Chaourse
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Chaourse is located in France
Chaourse
Chaourse
Chaourse is located in Hauts-de-France
Chaourse
Chaourse
Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E / 49.705; 3.9983
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonVervins
IntercommunalityPortes de la Thiérache
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yannick Naveau[1]
Area
1
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
512
 • Density28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02160 /02340
Elevation102–187 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.

Chaourse is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The famous Chaourse Treasure of Roman artefacts, now in the British Museum, was found in the village in 1883.[3]

The Chaourse Treasure in the British Museum
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ British Museum Collection