Courcôme
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Val de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 79-153 m | |
| surface | 29.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 792 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16240 | |
| INSEE code | 16110 | |
 Courcôme - Église Notre-Dame |
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Courcôme is a French municipality with 792 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine .
It was created as a Commune nouvelle of the same name with effect from January 1, 2019 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Courcôme , Villegats and Tuzie , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative seat is in Courcôme.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) | Population as of January 1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courcôme (administrative headquarters) | 16110 | 19.44 | 392 |
| Villegats | 16410 | 7.71 | 216 |
| Tuzie | 16391 | 2.43 | 184 |
location
The municipality is located in the north of the Charente department in the old cultural landscape of southern Poitou or northern Angoumois , part of the Charente landscape . It is located about 47 km (driving distance) north of the city of Angoulême ; It is around 75 km to Poitiers in a north-easterly direction. The small town of Ruffec is only 7 km away. The river Bief crosses the municipality.
economy
The surrounding area was dominated by agriculture for centuries; most people lived on a self-sufficient basis . In the late Middle Ages and in the early modern period, viticulture was promoted, but - after the phylloxera crisis in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - it was almost stopped and its former importance is still today, despite its location in the Bon Bois of the Cognac wine-growing region has not recovered. Since the 1960s tourism has played a not insignificant role in the economic life of the municipality in the form of renting out holiday homes ( gîtes ) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 16-2018-12-19-005 on the creation of the Courcôme nouvelle commune of December 19, 2018.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE
- ^ Courcôme - Viticulture