Empuré

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Empuré
Commune
The church and surroundings in Empuré
The church and surroundings in Empuré
Location of Empuré
Empuré is located in France
Empuré
Empuré
Coordinates: 46°01′25″N 0°03′09″E / 46.0236°N 0.0525°E / 46.0236; 0.0525Coordinates: 46°01′25″N 0°03′09″E / 46.0236°N 0.0525°E / 46.0236; 0.0525
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Nord
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Marquet[1]
Area
1
8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
99
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16127 /16240
Elevation84–156 m (276–512 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Empuré is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Bounded on the west by the Fountaine de Frédières, a small tributary of the , the town lies on a plateau, located 3 km northwest of Villefagnan and 13 km west of Ruffec. The main crop is cereals.

The main route is the D27 route which crosses the commune from the north-west to south-east, which passes near the town of Empuré. The communes contains the hamlets Planchard in the west bordering the commune of Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie, Le Pouyaud to the north of the town and Bellevue etc.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793291—    
1800300+3.1%
1806326+8.7%
1821332+1.8%
1831358+7.8%
1841350−2.2%
1846338−3.4%
1851320−5.3%
1856318−0.6%
1861318+0.0%
1866294−7.5%
1872289−1.7%
1876289+0.0%
1881283−2.1%
1886292+3.2%
1891262−10.3%
1896250−4.6%
YearPop.±%
1901232−7.2%
1906237+2.2%
1911240+1.3%
1921180−25.0%
1926227+26.1%
1931191−15.9%
1936188−1.6%
1946160−14.9%
1954166+3.8%
1962155−6.6%
1968151−2.6%
1975112−25.8%
1982112+0.0%
1990113+0.9%
1999108−4.4%
2008120+11.1%

Sights[]

Saint-Maixent

Église Saint-Maixent, a remarkable building from the twelfth century is characterised by its arched gateway, and the symbolic corbels that adorn its façade. It was classified a historical monument on May 9, 1914.

There is also a chateau in the commune and a town hall, built in the 16th century.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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