Courcon
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | La Rochelle | |
| Canton | Marans | |
| Community association | Aunis Atlantique | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W | |
| height | 1-43 m | |
| surface | 19.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,740 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 91 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17170 | |
| INSEE code | 17127 | |
| Website | http://www.courcon.fr/ | |
 Courçon Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Courçon is a French commune with 1,740 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017), in the department of Charente-Maritime and in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Poitou-Charentes ) is located. It belongs to the arrondissement of La Rochelle and the canton of Marans (until 2015: canton of Courçon ). The inhabitants are called Courçonnais .
geography
Courçon is located about 28 kilometers east-northeast of La Rochelle . Courçon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Cyr-du-Doret in the north and west, La Ronde in the north and north-east, La Grève-sur-Mignon in the east, Benon in the south and Ferrières in the south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 947 | 946 | 956 | 991 | 990 | 1,097 | 1,456 | 1,730 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Courçon
- Notre-Dame fortified church, built at the end of the 11th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 200-201.
Web links
Commons : Courçon - collection of images, videos and audio files
