Empuré (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pyʁe]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
Empuré | |
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 The church and surroundings in Empuré | |
Location of Empuré  | |
  Empuré  Empuré | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′25″N 0°03′09″E / 46.0236°N 0.0525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Charente-Nord |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Marquet[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 93 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16127 /16240 |
| Elevation | 84–156 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. | |
Bounded on the west by the Fountaine de Frédières, a small tributary of the Aume, 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 151 | — |
| 1975 | 112 | −4.18% |
| 1982 | 112 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 113 | +0.11% |
| 1999 | 108 | −0.50% |
| 2009 | 122 | +1.23% |
| 2014 | 102 | −3.52% |
| 2020 | 94 | −1.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Sights
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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 9 May 1914.
There is also a chateau in the commune and a town hall, built in the 16th century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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