Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec
Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sylpis də ʁyfɛk], literally Saint-Sulpice of Ruffec) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. With 31 inhabitants (2018), it is the least populated commune of Charente.
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![]() The church in Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
Location of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
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Coordinates: 45°56′27″N 0°18′55″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Charente |
Arrondissement | Confolens |
Canton | Charente-Nord |
Intercommunality | Val de Charente |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Geoffroy Dudouit[1] |
Area 1 | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
Population | 32 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 16356 /16460 |
Elevation | 92–162 m (302–531 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
The commune is situated in the valley of the river Tiarde. The northwest of the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is watered by the Tiarde; the remaining land includes the valley's high plateau.
The village of Saint Sulpice consists of a collection of houses grouped around the church and overlooking the valley of the Tiarde and a collection of small hamlets: Le Roule at the edge of the town of Couture, les Fantins near Route of Champagne-Mouton-Chenon in the south of the commune, les Raffoux, Chez Bahuet near to the Tiarde, etc.
The commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is 10 miles southeast of Ruffec, there is one main road running through the commune the Aunac to Champagne-Mouton road
The soil is predominantly clay.
Population
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The population of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is now a mix of French nationals and British.
Economy
Agricultural: bovine and crops mainly maize, oil seed rape and sunflowers, diversification into raising of Alpaca s, for wool and breeding [3]
Sights
The village of Saint-Sulpice is centred on its 12th-century church. Directly outside the church is a war memorial dedicated to eight people who lost their lives in the first world war (1914–1918).
On the outskirts of the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec, there is a memorial to a French patriot Largeau Gilbert who was shot on 26 June 1944.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Farrlacey. "farm breeding alpacas in Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec", 2007. accessed 20 April 2010.
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