Bellicourt

Bellicourt
St. Quentin Canal
Location of Bellicourt
Bellicourt
Bellicourt
Coordinates: 49°57′42″N 3°14′12″E / 49.9617°N 3.2367°E / 49.9617; 3.2367
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSaint-Quentin
CantonBohain-en-Vermandois
IntercommunalityPays du Vermandois
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marcel Leclère
Area
1
9.77 km2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
561
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02065 /02420
Elevation94–194 m (308–636 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 (French pronunciation: [bɛlikuʁ]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France 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.