Les Gours
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 58 ′ N , 0 ° 4 ′ W | |
| height | 77-119 m | |
| surface | 11.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 108 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16140 | |
| INSEE code | 16155 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Les Gours |
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Les Gours is a French municipality with 108 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Nord ( Aigre until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Gorziens .
geography
Les Gours is located about 30 kilometers north-northwest of Angoulême on the Couture River and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Couture-d'Argenson in the north, Saint-Fraigne in the east and south-east, Lupsault in the south and Chives in the west and south-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 242 | 262 | 181 | 227 | 189 | 163 | 143 | 142 | 144 | 130 | 126 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, built in 1778
- Les Défends house, built in the mid-19th century
- La Plaine house from 1698
- La Font Brisson house from the 16th century
Web links
Commons : Les Gours - collection of images, videos and audio files
