# Contescourt

> commune in Aisne, France

**Wikidata**: [Q849333](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849333)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contescourt)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/contescourt

## Summary
Contescourt is a commune (municipality) in the Aisne department of northern France. It lies at coordinates 49.7925° N, 3.2308333333333° E, is part of the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin, and has been decorated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.

## Key Facts
- Contescourt is a commune of France (France is a country in Western Europe with overseas territories).
- Administrative department: Aisne (department of France; inception 1790-03-04).
- Arrondissement: Saint-Quentin (arrondissement of France).
- Canton: Saint-Simon (Contescourt belonged to the canton of Saint-Simon until March 2015).
- Award: Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (French military decoration; inception 1915-04-02).
- Coordinates: latitude 49.7925, longitude 3.2308333333333.
- Population (various counts provided): 64.0, 62.0, 61.0, 61.0, 73.0, 70.0, 74.0, 79.0, 74.0, 72.0, 64.0, 61.0, 61.0, 61.0, 61.0, 61.0, 61.0.
- Wikimedia Commons image (town hall): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Thumbnail image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Image artist/credit: Havang(nl).
- Image license: CC0 (public domain); image_license_type: public_domain.
- Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AContescourt%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG.
- Wikipedia article title: Contescourt.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France".
- Wikidata sitelink count for Contescourt: 46.

## FAQs
Q: What is Contescourt?
A: Contescourt is a French commune (municipality) located in the Aisne department in northern France, administered within the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin.

Q: Where is Contescourt located precisely?
A: Contescourt is located at latitude 49.7925° N and longitude 3.2308333333333° E in northern France.

Q: What are Contescourt’s administrative affiliations?
A: Contescourt is in the department of Aisne and the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin; it was part of the canton of Saint-Simon until March 2015.

Q: Has Contescourt received any official honors?
A: Yes. Contescourt has been awarded the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration established in 1915.

Q: Where can I find images and media of Contescourt?
A: A public-domain (CC0) photograph of the Contescourt town hall by Havang(nl) is available on Wikimedia Commons at the provided file URL.

Q: How many people live in Contescourt?
A: Multiple population counts are recorded in the available data: 64.0; 62.0; 61.0 (repeated values across several entries); 73.0; 70.0; 74.0; 79.0; 74.0; 72.0; and other counts ending in 61.0. The source lists these figures without specific years.

Q: Where can I read more authoritative information about Contescourt?
A: The Wikipedia article titled "Contescourt" and its Wikidata entry (sitelink_count: 46) are primary starting points. The Wikimedia Commons file page also hosts a CC0 image of the town hall.

## Why It Matters
Contescourt matters as a local municipal entity within France’s administrative framework. As a commune in the Aisne department and the Saint-Quentin arrondissement, it contributes to the governance, demographics, and historical landscape of the region. The award of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 marks Contescourt’s recognized connection to the events and sacrifices of World War I, linking the locality to national memory and military history. Even with a small and variable population, Contescourt embodies the municipal level of public administration in France and preserves local civic infrastructure visible in public-domain imagery of its mairie (town hall). For researchers of regional history, administrative geography, or wartime honors, Contescourt is an identifiable, documented case with verifiable coordinates, media, and official classifications.

## Notable For
- Being a commune in the Aisne department of France and part of the Saint-Quentin arrondissement.
- Having belonged to the canton of Saint-Simon until the canton reorganisation in March 2015.
- Receipt of the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, evidencing recognition tied to World War I.
- A publicly available, CC0-licensed photograph of its town hall credited to Havang(nl).
- Precise geolocation: 49.7925° N, 3.2308333333333° E.
- Presence in Wikimedia/Wikipedia/Wikidata with a sitelink count of 46 and a dedicated Wikipedia article titled "Contescourt."

## Body

### Overview
Contescourt is officially classified as a commune, the basic territorial and administrative unit for municipalities in France. The entry for Contescourt on Wikidata describes it succinctly as a "commune in Aisne, France." The commune has media representation on Wikimedia Commons and an associated Wikipedia article.

### Location and national context
- Country: France. France is a country in Western Europe that also has territories on other continents through overseas departments and territories. (Provided national-level facts include France’s capital, population estimates, official language, currency, key dates in its formation such as the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and the First French Empire in 1804, and other national attributes.)
- Department: Aisne. Aisne is a department of France; its administrative inception date is 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissement: Contescourt is located within the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin.
- Canton: The commune was part of the canton of Saint-Simon until March 2015 when the canton association ended (consistent with the provided statement "canton of Saint-Simon — canton of France (until March 2015)").

### Geography and coordinates
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 49.7925, longitude 3.2308333333333. These coordinates locate Contescourt in northern France within the Aisne department and the broader national territory of France.

### Demographics
- Population counts provided in the source: a series of numerical values recorded as 64.0; 62.0; 61.0; 61.0; 73.0; 70.0; 74.0; 79.0; 74.0; 72.0; 64.0; 61.0; 61.0; 61.0; 61.0; 61.0; 61.0. The data are presented without associated years in the source material; they represent multiple recorded population figures for the commune.

### Administrative status and relationships
- Contescourt is a member of France’s system of communes (the municipal subdivision established in 1789). The source explicitly connects the entity to the general class "commune of France."
- It reports administration within Aisne department and the Saint-Quentin arrondissement.
- The canton relationship is explicitly time-bound: belonging to the canton of Saint-Simon until March 2015.

### Awards and historical recognition
- Contescourt is listed as having received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration created on 1915-04-02 to recognize acts of bravery during World War I. The award ties the commune to national wartime recognition and implies notable local experience or contribution during the 1914–1918 conflict.

### Media and visual documentation
- Town hall image: A photograph of Contescourt’s mairie (town hall) is available at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Thumbnail available at: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Contescourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG.
- Image author/credit: Havang(nl).
- License: CC0 (public domain). The image_license field identifies the picture as public domain and image_license_type is listed as public_domain.
- Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AContescourt%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG.

### Identifiers and links
- Wikipedia article title: Contescourt.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France."
- Sitelink count in the provided data: 46 (indicating the number of interwiki links on Wikidata for this item or related coverage).

### Related entities and context
- National context: Because Contescourt is a commune of France, it is linked to national-level entities and facts supplied in the source material about France (including its political system, languages, currency, and historical origin points such as the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and the First French Empire in 1804). These national data provide the broader legal, cultural, and administrative background in which Contescourt exists.
- Department-level context: The Aisne department is the immediate administrative territory containing Contescourt; Aisne itself is one of the departments created at the start of the modern departmental system in 1790.
- Arrondissement and canton context: The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is the sub-departmental administrative division that currently includes Contescourt. The canton of Saint-Simon was its former canton-level affiliation until March 2015, reflecting a past administrative organization.

### Research and further resources
- Primary media resource: Wikimedia Commons file page for the town hall photograph (CC0).
- Primary encyclopedia resource: Wikipedia article titled "Contescourt."
- Structured-data resource: Wikidata entry (with description and sitelink count listed).

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