Belleau, Aisne

Belleau (French pronunciation: [bɛlo]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Belleau
Commune
Commemoration of the Battle of Belleau Wood, 2009
Location of Belleau
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Coordinates: 49°05′04″N 3°17′37″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Château-Thierry
Canton	Château-Thierry
Intercommunality	CA Région de Château-Thierry
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Emmanuel Leboulanger[1]
Area 1	6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	133
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02062 /02400
Elevation	87–198 m (285–650 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	117	—
1975	109	−1.01%
1982	119	+1.26%
1990	134	+1.50%
1999	135	+0.08%
2007	130	−0.47%
2012	139	+1.35%
2017	136	−0.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

Destroyed Belleau Village in World War I

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• Battle of Belleau Wood
• The Marine Memorial
• Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial
• American Battle Monuments Commission