Sainte-Lheurine

Sainte-Lheurine is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Sainte-Lheurine
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Lheurine
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Lheurine
Sainte-Lheurine
Sainte-Lheurine
Coordinates: 45°31′52″N 0°21′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementJonzac
CantonJonzac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Mariau
Area
1
17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
512
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17355 /17520
Elevation36–109 m (118–358 ft)
(avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location and economy

The village centre with its church from the 12th century is situated on a small hill that overlooks the vineyards, patches of forest, and the wheat, maize and sunflower fields that characterize the local landscape. A number of scattered small hamlets and single farmsteads in the plains below belong to the commune.

Sainte-Lheurine lies in the "Petite Champagne", and the cultivation of grapes for the production of Cognac and Pineau is the predominant local economic activity, with much of the production sold to the large cognac producers in nearby Cognac.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962529—    
1968549+3.8%
1975510−7.1%
1982473−7.3%
1990476+0.6%
1999455−4.4%
2008461+1.3%
2016519+12.6%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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