Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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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 32 inhabitants (2020), it is the least populated commune of Charente.
Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
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 The church in Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
 Location of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
  Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec  Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 45 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 83 | — |
| 1975 | 67 | −3.01% |
| 1982 | 50 | −4.09% |
| 1990 | 46 | −1.04% |
| 1999 | 35 | −2.99% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 32 | −1.78% |
| 2020 | 32 | +0.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The population of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is now a mix of French nationals and British.[citation needed]
Economy
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.
