Courbillac

Courbillac (French pronunciation: [kuʁbijak]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. In 1886, Philippe Delamain, a merchant from Jarnac, discovered by chance a cemetery from the Merovingian period in Herpes near Courbillac. He found an outstanding collection of weapons, brooches, jewellery and vases dating from the time when the Franks had settled in Herpes (5th–7th centuries AD). His collection was dispersed soon after its discovery but a significant proportion is in the British Museum, London.^[3]

Courbillac
Commune
Town hall
Location of Courbillac
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Coordinates: 45°46′07″N 0°10′46″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Cognac
Canton	Val de Nouère
Intercommunality	Rouillacais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilles Ripoche[1]
Area 1	11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	729
• Density	61.6/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16109 /16200
Elevation	25–70 m (82–230 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	400	—
1975	426	+0.90%
1982	456	+0.98%
1990	473	+0.46%
1999	502	+0.66%
2009	625	+2.22%
2014	707	+2.50%
2020	751	+1.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department