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Épenède

Coordinates: 46°03′52″N 0°32′17″E / 46.0644°N 0.5381°E / 46.0644; 0.5381
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Épenède
The town hall in Épenède
The town hall in Épenède
Location of Épenède
Map
Épenède is located in France
Épenède
Épenède
Épenède is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Épenède
Épenède
Coordinates: 46°03′52″N 0°32′17″E / 46.0644°N 0.5381°E / 46.0644; 0.5381
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
IntercommunalityCharente Limousine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Denimal[1]
Area
1
15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
176
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16128 /16490
Elevation144–194 m (472–636 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Épenède (French pronunciation: [epnɛd]; Occitan: Espeneda) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Épenède, of which the Latin spina would mean thorn shrub, is bordered to the north by the department of Vienne and to the southwest by the valley of the river Transon. The village is situated on the dividing line of the waters of the Charente and the Vienne. The parish of Épenède was a dependant of the vast domains of the Benedictine abbey at nearby Charroux and in the diocese of Poitiers.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 323—    
1975 269−2.58%
1982 256−0.71%
1990 242−0.70%
1999 209−1.62%
2009 208−0.05%
2014 218+0.94%
2020 169−4.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

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The Holy Church of St. Hilaire is 12th century and is of Limousin style (except the steeple bell tower which is more recent). This structure was burned at the time of the Wars of Religion. The capitals of the four spans of the nave are ancient, and one of them represents a monster holding in its claws a human head that it is about to devour. Many water sources or fountains "miraculous" sprinkle the commune.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE