Corme-Écluse

Corme-Écluse
The church in Corme-Écluse
The church in Corme-Écluse
Location of Corme-Écluse
Corme-Écluse is located in France
Corme-Écluse
Corme-Écluse
Location within France
Corme-Écluse is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Corme-Écluse
Corme-Écluse
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°37′55″N 0°51′12″W / 45.6319°N 0.8533°W / 45.6319; -0.8533
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementSaintes
CantonSaujon
IntercommunalityCA Royan Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Martin[1]
Area
1
17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,295
 • Density74.04/km2 (191.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17119 /17600
Elevation5–33 m (16–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Corme-Écluse (French pronunciation: [kɔʁm eklyz]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

The village is noteworthy for its Romanesque church of the eleventh century, with a single nave and transepts with ogival vaulting. The massive crossing tower is supported on a vaulted cupola on pendentives. The richly sculptural west front, with a porch of three bays and an arcade above, was restored about 1860.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 627—    
1975 598−0.67%
1982 651+1.22%
1990 686+0.66%
1999 758+1.12%
2007 983+3.30%
2012 1,078+1.86%
2017 1,113+0.64%
2023 1,295+2.56%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Charles Dangibeaud, L'arrondissement de Saintes (1905) s.v. "Corme-Écluse", p. 16.
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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