Courbillac
Sign in to saveCourbillac () 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Herpes
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 514
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Courbillac
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Courbillac1.2.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cognac
- French commune.canton
- Val de Nouère
- French commune.INSEE
- 16109
- French commune.postal code
- 16200
- French commune.mayor
- Gilles Ripoche
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Rouillacais
- French commune.elevation m
- 38
- French commune.elevation min m
- 25
- French commune.elevation max m
- 70
- French commune.area km2
- 11.83
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Courbillac
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Angoulême
- Population
- 725
- Area
- 11.83
- Elevation
- 47
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Neuvicq-le-Château
- Official website
- www.courbillac.com
- Image
- Courbillac1.2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Courbillac
- postal code
- 16200
- associated electoral district
- canton of Val de Nouère
- male population
- 368
- female population
- 365
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-45-21-74-21
- fax number
- +33-5-45-96-80-75
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Courbillac () 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.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Courbillac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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