Chaourse

Chaourse
A general view of Chaourse
Location of Chaourse
Chaourse
Chaourse
Coordinates: 49°42′18″N 3°59′54″E / 49.705°N 3.9983°E / 49.705; 3.9983
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementVervins
CantonVervins
IntercommunalityPortes de la Thiérache
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yannick Naveau
Area
1
18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
497
  Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02160 /02340
Elevation102–187 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.

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.