Saint-Gourson
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Val de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 57 ′ N , 0 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 89-161 m | |
| surface | 10.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 140 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16700 | |
| INSEE code | 16325 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Gourson |
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Saint-Gourson is a French municipality with 140 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 Confolens and the canton Charente-Nord (until 2015 Ruffec ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Goursonnais .
geography
Saint-Gourson is located about 32 kilometers north-northeast of Angoulême . Saint-Gourson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Nanteuil-en-Vallée in the north, Chassiecq in the east, Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec in the south, Couture in the south and south-west and Poursac in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 539 | 536 | 449 | 262 | 232 | 170 | 179 | 147 | 136 | 128 | 142 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century, historic monument since 1933
- Domezac Castle
Web links
Commons : Saint-Gourson - Collection of images, videos and audio files
