Sainte-Colombe (Charente-Maritime)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Jonzac | |
| Canton | Les Trois Monts | |
| Community association | Haute-Saintonge | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 75-143 m | |
| surface | 4.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 109 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17210 | |
| INSEE code | 17319 | |
| Website | Sainte Colombe | |
 Église St Eutrope |
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Sainte-Colombe is a southwestern French community with 109 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ).
Location and climate
Sainte-Colombe is about halfway between Bordeaux (about 63 km to the southwest) and Angoulême (about 62 km northeast) about 500 m northeast of the Seugne river at an altitude of about 85 m . The climate is temperate to warm and is largely influenced by the Atlantic ; Rain (approx. 900 mm / year) falls mainly in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | ||
| Residents | 239 | 272 | 170 | 167 | 114 | 109 | ||
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The steady population decline is due to the loss of jobs as a result of the mechanization of agriculture and the abandonment of small farms.
History and economy
The place has existed since the Middle Ages and has always been a self-sufficient farming village, in which wine was also grown and cattle was raised; the church and its baptismal font date from the 12th century.
Attractions
- The church of Saint-Eutrope , standing in the middle of old graves, is dedicated to St. Consecrated to Eutropius of Saintes ; Its façade, which is made of precisely hewn stones, impresses with its simplicity and a wealth of forms: the archivolt portal is downgraded several times, but otherwise devoid of decoration; Above it is a five-part blind arcade position , the round arches of which are framed by a rope rod . The nave and the choir area were largely renewed after the collapse of the old crossing tower . The baptismal font with its zigzag pattern has been recognized as a monument historique since 1976 .
- The rectory dates from the 17th century.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , p. 546.
