Roumazières-Loubert
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| local community | Terres-de-Haute-Charente | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 0 ° 35' E | |
| Post Code | 16270 | |
| Former INSEE code | 16192 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Former Mairie (Town Hall) of Roumazières-Loubert |
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Roumazières-Loubert ( Occitan : Romasieras ) is a village and a former French commune with 2,489 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belonged to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Bonnieure . The inhabitants are called Roumaziérois (es) .
With effect from January 1, 2019, the former communes of Roumazières-Loubert , Genouillac , Mazières , La Péruse and Suris were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Terres-de-Haute-Charente and have the status of a commune déléguée in the new commune . The administrative headquarters are located in Roumazières-Loubert.
geography
Roumazières-Loubert is traversed by the Charente River , into which the Bonnieure flows here . The Son rises here . Roumazières-Loubert is surrounded by the neighboring towns of Ambernac in the north, Manot in the northeast, La Péruse in the east, Suris in the southeast, Genouillac in the south, Nieuil in the southwest, Saint-Claud in the west and Saint-Laurent-de-Céris in the northwest.
The former Route nationale 141 (today's D941) and the former Route nationale 151bis run through the area .
traffic
On a disused railway line, there are now rail trolley trips on the Confolens - Manot - Roumazières-Loubert line; since 2015 in summer (July and August) there are individual tourist train journeys "Express de Charente-Limousine".
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 595 | 630 | 930 | 1,551 | 1,596 | 3,146 | 3,007 | 3,002 | 2,781 | 2,601 | 2,522 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Loubert
- Saint-Martial church in Chantrezac
- Saint-Christophe Church in Romazières
- Chapel of Le Petit-Madieu
- Laplaud Chapel
- Notre-Dame de l'Esperance chapel
- Peyras Castle, building originally from the 11th century, rebuilt until the 15th century, since 1998 a monument historique
- Chambres castle from the 13th century, monument historique since 2009
Personalities
- Jacques Blaquart (* 1951), Bishop of Orléans
- Bernard Pras (born 1952), artist
- Bernard Blaquart (* 1957), football player and coach
