Chaourse

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

Chaourse
Commune
A general view of Chaourse
Location of Chaourse
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Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Vervins
Canton	Vervins
Intercommunality	Portes de la Thiérache
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yannick Naveau[1]
Area 1	18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	497
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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