Courbillac

Courbillac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. In 1886, Philippe Delamain, a merchant from Jarnac, discovered by chance a cemetery from the Merovingian period in Herpes near Courbillac. He found an outstanding collection of weapons, brooches, jewellery and vases dating from the time when the Franks had settled in Herpes (5th-7th centuries AD). His collection was dispersed soon after its discovery but a significant proportion is in the British Museum, London.[2]

Courbillac
Commune
Town hall
Location of Courbillac
Courbillac Courbillac
Coordinates: 45°46′07″N 0°10′46″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Intercommunality	Rouillacais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Cote
Area ^1	11.83 km^2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	733
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16109 /16200
Elevation	25–70 m (82–230 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 535 —     1800 613 +14.6% 1806 598 −2.4% 1821 612 +2.3% 1831 680 +11.1% 1841 920 +35.3% 1846 950 +3.3% 1851 965 +1.6% 1856 990 +2.6% 1861 1,034 +4.4% 1866 961 −7.1% 1872 946 −1.6% 1876 884 −6.6% 1881 814 −7.9% 1886 761 −6.5% 1891 706 −7.2% 1896 689 −2.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 691 +0.3% 1906 653 −5.5% 1911 640 −2.0% 1921 528 −17.5% 1926 553 +4.7% 1931 518 −6.3% 1936 516 −0.4% 1946 457 −11.4% 1954 423 −7.4% 1962 411 −2.8% 1968 400 −2.7% 1975 426 +6.5% 1982 456 +7.0% 1990 473 +3.7% 1999 502 +6.1% 2008 600 +19.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. British Museum Collection

External links

• Website of the Commune of Courbillac