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Urcel | |
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The town hall of Urcel | |
![]() Location of Urcel | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′31″N 3°33′32″E / 49.4919°N 3.5589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Laon-1 |
| Intercommunality | Picardie des Châteaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Pierson |
Area 1 | 7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 534 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02755 /02000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Urcel (French pronunciation: [yʁsɛl]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's western border.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 377 | — |
| 1975 | 463 | +2.98% |
| 1982 | 470 | +0.21% |
| 1990 | 502 | +0.83% |
| 1999 | 557 | +1.16% |
| 2007 | 572 | +0.33% |
| 2012 | 532 | −1.44% |
| 2017 | 585 | +1.92% |
| 2023 | 534 | −1.51% |
| Source: INSEE | ||