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Bellicourt
Location of Bellicourt
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonLe Catelet
IntercommunalityPays du Vermandois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marcel Leclere
Area
1
9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
655
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02065 /02420
Elevation94–149 m (308–489 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellicourt is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.

It lies on the N44 road between Cambrai and Saint-Quentin and over the principal tunnel of the St. Quentin Canal.

It was the site of numerous intense combat actions and battles during World War I.

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