# Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt

> commune in Aisne, France

**Wikidata**: [Q868285](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q868285)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/vaucelles-et-beffecourt

## Summary
Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt is a commune in the Aisne department of northern France. It is an administrative municipality (commune) located at latitude 49.529444444444 and longitude 3.5552777777778, with an official website at http://www.vaucelles-et-beffecourt.fr/.

## Key Facts
- Official classification: commune of France (France territorial subdivision; inception of the commune model: 1789).
- Country: France (Western European country; see connected France entity; sitelink_count: 409).
- Department: Aisne (department of France; inception: 1790-03-04T00:00:00Z; sitelink_count: 104).
- Arrondissement: Laon (arrondissement of France; country: ; sitelink_count: 34).
- Canton: canton of Anizy-le-Château (the commune belonged to this canton until March 2015; sitelink_count: 15).
- Award: Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (French military decoration; inception: 1915-04-02T00:00:00Z; country: ; sitelink_count: 17).
- Coordinates: latitude 49.529444444444, longitude 3.5552777777778.
- Population figures (listed values provided from source): 227.0; 253.0; 270.0; 265.0; 256.0; 146.0; 157.0; 197.0; 213.0; 196.0; 219.0; 215.0; 246.0; 237.0; 235.0; 233.0; 230.0.
- Alias: Vaucelles.
- Official website: http://www.vaucelles-et-beffecourt.fr/
- Wikipedia title: Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France".
- Sitelink count for this entity: 46.
- Primary image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG
- Thumbnail URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG
- Image on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AVaucelles-et-Beffecourt%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG
- Image artist/attribution: Havang(nl).
- Image license: CC0 (image_license_type: public_domain).
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## FAQs
Q: What is Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt?
A: Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt is a French commune (municipality) located in the Aisne department, administratively within the arrondissement of Laon and formerly in the canton of Anizy-le-Château until March 2015.

Q: Where exactly is Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt located?
A: The commune sits at latitude 49.529444444444 and longitude 3.5552777777778 in northern France, within the country of France.

Q: How many people live in Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt?
A: Population counts provided for the commune include the series: 227.0; 253.0; 270.0; 265.0; 256.0; 146.0; 157.0; 197.0; 213.0; 196.0; 219.0; 215.0; 246.0; 237.0; 235.0; 233.0; 230.0 (values supplied by the source).

Q: Does the commune have any official website or visual media?
A: Yes. The official website is http://www.vaucelles-et-beffecourt.fr/. A municipal building image by Havang(nl) is available under CC0 on Wikimedia Commons.

Q: Has Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt received any recognitions or decorations?
A: The commune is listed with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration established in 1915.

Q: What administrative divisions is Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt part of?
A: It is part of the Aisne department and the arrondissement of Laon. Until March 2015 it was part of the canton of Anizy-le-Château.

## Why It Matters
Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt matters as an administrative and historic local entity within the French territorial system. As a commune, it functions as the basic unit of local government in France, delivering municipal services to residents and representing local identity within the Aisne department and the arrondissement of Laon. The listing of a Croix de guerre 1914–1918 decoration ties the commune to national history and the collective memory of World War I, marking it as a locality recognized in the context of wartime events or sacrifices. Its maintained official website and public-domain imagery support transparency and accessibility of local information for residents, researchers, and visitors. The sequence of recorded population figures documents demographic change over time and helps place the commune among small rural municipalities in northern France.

## Notable For
- Being an official commune in the Aisne department of France and administered within the arrondissement of Laon.
- Former inclusion in the canton of Anizy-le-Château until the canton reorganisation in March 2015.
- Recognition with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a named French military decoration.
- Holding an official municipal website (http://www.vaucelles-et-beffecourt.fr/) and a public-domain photograph of the town hall by Havang(nl).
- Small, documented population values spanning multiple counts (detailed series provided by source).
- Alias “Vaucelles,” which appears as an alternate name for the commune in source records.

## Body

### Identification and classification
- Name: Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Aisne, France".
- Wikipedia title: Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt.
- Designation: commune (the basic territorial and administrative unit in France; the commune model dates to 1789).

### Location and administrative divisions
- Country: France (the commune is a territorial subdivision within the French Republic).
- Department: Aisne — Aisne is a department of France with inception date 1790-03-04T00:00:00Z and a sitelink_count of 104 in the referenced dataset.
- Arrondissement: Laon — the commune belongs administratively to the arrondissement of Laon (arrondissement entity has sitelink_count: 34).
- Canton: The commune was part of the canton of Anizy-le-Château until March 2015; that canton is recorded with sitelink_count: 15.
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 49.529444444444; longitude 3.5552777777778.

### Population
- The provided population values associated with Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt are: 227.0; 253.0; 270.0; 265.0; 256.0; 146.0; 157.0; 197.0; 213.0; 196.0; 219.0; 215.0; 246.0; 237.0; 235.0; 233.0; 230.0.
- These figures constitute the demographic record supplied in the source material and indicate population levels consistent with a small rural commune.

### History and honors
- The commune is associated with the Croix de guerre 1914–1918, a French military decoration established on 1915-04-02T00:00:00Z. The award appears under the commune’s Awards/Recognition in the source.

### Media, image, and licensing
- Primary image (town hall): https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG
- Thumbnail: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG/960px-Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt_%28Aisne%29_mairie.JPG
- Wikimedia Commons file page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AVaucelles-et-Beffecourt%20%28Aisne%29%20mairie.JPG
- Image artist credited as Havang(nl).
- License: CC0; image_license_type listed as public_domain in the source.

### Official web presence and identifiers
- Official municipal website: http://www.vaucelles-et-beffecourt.fr/
- Alias recorded: "Vaucelles".
- Entity sitelink_count: 46 (number of interwiki or sitelinks recorded for this entity in the source dataset).
- No SEO data available for the entry as provided.

### Related entities and context
- France: the sovereign country in which the commune is located; the France entity in the source includes extensive national-level information (e.g., capital Paris, time zones, membership in international organizations) and has sitelink_count: 409. The commune exists within the administrative and legal framework of the French Republic.
- Aisne: departmental authority for local governance and administration relevant to Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt.
- Arrondissement of Laon: administrative grouping above the commune level that includes Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt.
- Canton of Anizy-le-Château: electoral and administrative subdivision that included the commune until the canton reorganisation effective March 2015.
- The Croix de guerre 1914–1918 decoration connects the commune to national commemoration of World War I events.

### Documentation and provenance
- Source metadata lists the image as public domain (CC0) and attributes the photograph to Havang(nl).
- The structured properties and relationships (alias, website, image URLs, coordinates, populations, administrative ties, awards) are taken directly from the provided source material and should be cited accordingly when used.

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## References

1. dataset of postal codes in France. 2018
2. INSEE code
3. répertoire géographique des communes
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
5. Annuaire de service-public.fr
6. Recensement de la population 2015. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 2017
7. Populations légales 2016
8. Populations légales 2017
9. Populations légales 2018
10. [Populations légales communales depuis 1968. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2522602)
11. Populations légales 2019
12. Populations légales 2020
13. Populations légales 2021
14. Populations de référence 2022
15. Populations de référence 2023
16. [Code officiel géographique](https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/3363419)
17. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
18. GeoNames
19. [répertoire géographique des communes. 2015](https://wxs-telechargement.ign.fr/83edtfdyqte031y0ra49d2e3/telechargement/inspire/RGC-2015-01$RGC2015/file/RGC2015.7z)
20. [2016](https://data.geopf.fr/telechargement/download/GEOFLA/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28/GEOFLA_2-2_COMMUNE_SHP_LAMB93_FXX_2016-06-28.7z)
21. [Code officiel géographique. 2017](https://www.insee.fr/fr/information/2560698)