Courcelles, Charente-Maritime
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Courcelles | |
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 The church in Courcelles | |
Location of Courcelles  | |
  Courcelles  Courcelles | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′13″N 0°28′19″W / 45.9536°N 0.4719°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-d'Angély |
| Canton | Matha |
| Intercommunality | Vals de Saintonge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Harmegnies[1] |
Area 1 | 6.77 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 454 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 17125 /17400 |
| Elevation | 15–68 m (49–223 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Courcelles (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the southwestern French department of Charente-Maritime.
The village lies on the right bank of the Boutonne, which forms most of the commune's eastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 290 | — |
| 1968 | 335 | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 354 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 461 | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 494 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 436 | −11.7% |
| 2008 | 434 | −0.5% |
