Empuré

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Francis Marquet^[1]Area8.37 km² (3.23 sq mi)Population93 • Density11/km² (29/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation84–156 m (276–512 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Empuré (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pyʁe]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Bounded on the west by the Fountaine de Frédières, a small tributary of the Aume, the town lies on a plateau, located 3 km northwest of Villefagnan and 13 km west of Ruffec. The main crop is cereals.

The main route is the D27 route which crosses the commune from the north-west to south-east, which passes near the town of Empuré. The communes contains the hamlets Planchard in the west bordering the commune of Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie, Le Pouyaud to the north of the town and Bellevue etc.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	151	—
1975	112	−4.18%
1982	112	+0.00%
1990	113	+0.11%
1999	108	−0.50%
2009	122	+1.23%
2014	102	−3.52%
2020	94	−1.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

Église Saint-Maixent, a remarkable building from the twelfth century is characterised by its arched gateway, and the symbolic corbels that adorn its façade. It was classified a historical monument on 9 May 1914.

There is also a chateau in the commune and a town hall, built in the 16th century.

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References