Courmes
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Courmes (French pronunciation: [kuʁm]; Occitan: Cormes) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.[3]
Courmes
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 A general view of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Courmes | |
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| Coordinates: 43°44′37″N 7°00′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Valbonne |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Richard Thiery[1] |
Area 1 | 15.71 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 109 |
| • Density | 6.94/km2 (18.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Courmois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06049 /06620 |
| Elevation | 260–1,263 m (853–4,144 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| Website | www.courmes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The Loup River, which marks the western border with Gourdon, offers scenic hikes in the area, renowned for its river gorges (Gorges du Loup),[4] including around the Cascades du Saut du Loup between Courmes and Gourdon, as well as the Cascade de Courmes below.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 26 | — |
| 1975 | 42 | +7.09% |
| 1982 | 60 | +5.23% |
| 1990 | 64 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 88 | +3.60% |
| 2007 | 95 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 106 | +2.22% |
| 2017 | 120 | +2.51% |
| 2023 | 109 | −1.59% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Toponymy
a character, P. de Corma, signatory of a charter (September 29, 1176.)
Albert Dauzat describes Corma (1176) as old Provençal : A place planted with Cornus mas, or an oronym pre-Latin.[6]
Marie-Thérèse Morlet does not take up in her recent research (1997), the possibility left by Dauzat of a pre-Latin oronym.[7]
Frédéric Mistral in Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige (1878-1886) writes that Courmo, Courmes is a place name in the Alpes-Maritimes and that Courmes and Decormis [fr] are Provençal family names.[8]
