Empuré
Encyclopedia
Empuré 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.
There is also a chateau in the commune and a town hall, built in thr 16th century.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
department in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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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
Villefagnan
Villefagnan is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
and 13 km west of Ruffec
Ruffec
Ruffec may refer to the following places in France:*Ruffec, Charente, a commune in the Charente department*Ruffec, Indre, a commune in the Indre department...
. 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
Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie
Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, Le Pouyaud to the north of the town and Bellevue etc.
Population
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 May 9, 1914.There is also a chateau in the commune and a town hall, built in thr 16th century.