Courmes
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Courmes
Corma(Occitan) | |
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 A general view of the village | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Courmes  | |
  Courmes  Courmes | |
| Coordinates:43°44′37″N7°00′35″E/ 43.7436°N 7.0097°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Valbonne |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Richard Thiery[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.71 km2(6.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 109 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2(18/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Courmois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06049/06620 |
| Elevation | 260–1,263 m (853–4,144 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft) |
| Website | www.courmes.fr |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Courmes(French pronunciation:[kuʁm];Occitan:Cormes) is acommunein theAlpes-Maritimesdepartmentin theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregionin SoutheasternFrance.It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.[3]In 2020, Courmes had a population of 108.
TheLoup River,which marks the western border withGourdon,offers scenic hikes in the area, renowned for its river gorges (Gorges du Loup),[4]including around the Cascades du Saut du Loup between Courmes and Gourdon, as well as the Cascade de Courmes below.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 26 | — |
| 1975 | 42 | +7.09% |
| 1982 | 60 | +5.23% |
| 1990 | 64 | +0.81% |
| 1999 | 88 | +3.60% |
| 2009 | 98 | +1.08% |
| 2014 | 124 | +4.82% |
| 2020 | 108 | −2.28% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Toponymy
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a character, P. de Corma, signatory of a charter (September 29, 1176.)
Albert DauzatdescribesCorma(1176) as old Provençal: A place planted withCornus mas,or anoronympre-Latin.[6]
Marie-Thérèse Morletdoes not take up in her recent research (1997), the possibility left by Dauzat of a pre-Latinoronym.[7]
Frédéric MistralinLou Tresor dóu Felibrige(1878-1886) writes thatCourmo, Courmesis a place name in the Alpes-Maritimes and thatCourmesandDecormis[fr]are Provençal family names.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^(in French)Les communes du Parc,www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
- ^(in French)"À la découverte du Saut du Loup, les sublimes cascades du pays niçois",actu.fr, 23 July 2021.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Albert DauzatEtymological dictionary of place names in France, Librairie Guénégaud, 1963, p. 229
- ^:Oronym much more Nissart than GrassoisGeorges Castellana,Nice-French Dictionary. Edition Serre 1952, page 67: “Short summit, apogee; the height, done". At no time does he make a link with the village of Courmes or with the original name: Corma, Corme
- ^Frédéric Mistral,Lou Trésor dou Félibrige or Provençal-French Dictionary: embracing the various dialects of the modern langue d'oc,Ed. Marcel Petit, 1979, page 643 (read online).
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