Chaourse

Chaourse
Commune
A general view of Chaourse
Location of Chaourse
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Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E / 49.705; 3.9983
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 km^2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	495
• Density	26.6/km^2 (68.9/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 km^2 (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]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	769	—
1975	629	−2.83%
1982	551	−1.87%
1990	522	−0.67%
1999	522	+0.00%
2007	552	+0.70%
2012	526	−0.96%
2017	539	+0.49%
2023	495	−1.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

The Chaourse Treasure in the British Museum

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. British Museum Collection
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE