Sers, Charente
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| Coordinates: 45°35′53″N 0°19′25″E / 45.5981°N 0.3236°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Angoulême |
| Canton | Boëme-Échelle |
| Intercommunality | Grand Angoulême |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Veaux[1] |
Area 1 | 14.17 km2 (5.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 903 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16368 /16410 |
| Elevation | 82–220 m (269–722 ft) (avg. 178 m or 584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sers (French pronunciation: [sɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Sar) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.
Located to the southeast of Angoulême on a plateau above the river Échelle, Sers is on the edge of the forest of Horte to the south.
Neighbouring communes include Bouëx, Vouzan, Grassac, Rougnac, Dignac, Dirac and Garat.
The commune is part of the communauté d'agglomération Grand Angoulême.[3]
History
A rock with magnificent carvings from the Upper Palaeolithic period was discovered in 1927 at the place known as Roc de Sers, in the Échelle valley upstream from Sers. The carvings are in Solutrean style.[4]
A blast furnace and cannon foundry, built in 1514, was in operation until 1762 at Planche Meunier, near Sers.
The dairy and cheese farm built in 1896 on the site of an old flour mill closed at the end of the 20th century.
The population of the commune has increased steadily since the low point of the 1950s.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 413 | — |
| 1975 | 472 | +1.93% |
| 1982 | 540 | +1.94% |
| 1990 | 633 | +2.01% |
| 1999 | 673 | +0.68% |
| 2009 | 770 | +1.36% |
| 2014 | 839 | +1.73% |
| 2020 | 895 | +1.08% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
People from Sers are called sersois in French.
