Coordinates: 45°16′37″N 0°08′56″E / 45.2769°N 0.1489°E / 45.2769; 0.1489

Saint-Romain, Charente

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Saint-Romain
Former Town hall
Former Town hall
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CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementAngoulême
CantonTude-et-Lavalette
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Dupuy[1]
Area
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22.69 km2 (8.76 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16347 /16210
Elevation54–168 m (177–551 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Romain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔmɛ̃]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Geography

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The commune is located in the south of the department, 1 km west of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, 9 km north of Saint-Aulaye, 19 km west of Ribérac, 18 km south of Montmoreau and 48 km south of Angoulême.

In terms on surface area, Saint-Romain is the largest commune of its canton, spreading up to 200m of Aubeterre town center. The commune sits on a low Cretaceous limestone plateau.

No rivers traverse Saint-Romain, but two small tributaries have their sources there: the Beauronne which flows south-west into the Dronne river and a tributary of the Tude in the north, as well as the Écrevansou, a small spring that follows the commune's eastern limits.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 506—    
1975 506+0.00%
1982 460−1.35%
1990 437−0.64%
1999 512+1.78%
2009 541+0.55%
2014 567+0.94%
2020 511−1.72%
Source: INSEE[2]

The population is dispersed and the town has numerous hamlets and farms.

History

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The oldest parish registers date back to 1660.

According to a 1747 inventory, another church existed in the commune, in the Villedieu hamlet. There was no trace of it by 1910.

In 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, Saint-Romain, like many parishes, issued a list of grievances.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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