Corme-Écluse

Corme-Écluse (French pronunciation: [kɔʁm eklyz]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.

Corme-Écluse
Commune
The church in Corme-Écluse
Location of Corme-Écluse
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Coordinates: 45°37′55″N 0°51′12″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Saintes
Canton	Saujon
Intercommunality	CA Royan Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Martin[1]
Area 1	17.49 km2 (6.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,278
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17119 /17600
Elevation	5–33 m (16–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village is noteworthy for its Romanesque church of the eleventh century, with a single nave and transepts with ogival vaulting. The massive crossing tower is supported on a vaulted cupola on pendentives. The richly sculptural west front, with a porch of three bays and an arcade above, was restored about 1860.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	602	—
1968	627	+4.2%
1975	598	−4.6%
1982	651	+8.9%
1990	686	+5.4%
1999	758	+10.5%
2008	1,006	+32.7%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department