Épenède

Épenède is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Épenède
Commune
The town hall in Épenède
Location of Épenède
Épenède
Épenède
Coordinates: 46°03′52″N 0°32′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonCharente-Vienne
IntercommunalityConfolentais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Roland Lhomme
Area
1
15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
185
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16128 /16490
Elevation144–194 m (472–636 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Épenède, of which the Latin spina would mean thorn shrub, is bordered to the north by the department of Vienne and to the southwest by the valley of the River Transon. The village is situated on the dividing line of the waters of the Charente and the Vienne. The parish of Épenède was a dependant of the vast domains of the Benedictine abbey at nearby Charroux and in the diocese of Poitiers.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793584—    
1800510−12.7%
1806460−9.8%
1821620+34.8%
1831526−15.2%
1841507−3.6%
1846543+7.1%
1851586+7.9%
1856541−7.7%
1861504−6.8%
1866516+2.4%
1872473−8.3%
1876483+2.1%
1881512+6.0%
1886535+4.5%
1891554+3.6%
1896500−9.7%
1901468−6.4%
1906465−0.6%
1911487+4.7%
1921447−8.2%
1926419−6.3%
1931427+1.9%
1936425−0.5%
1946355−16.5%
1954350−1.4%
1962311−11.1%
1968323+3.9%
1975269−16.7%
1982256−4.8%
1990242−5.5%
1999208−14.0%
2008211+1.4%

Sights

The Holy Church of St. Hilaire is 12th century and is of Limousin style (except the steeple bell tower which is more recent). This structure was burned at the time of the Wars of Religion. The capitals of the four spans of the nave are ancient, and one of them represents a monster holding in its claws a human head that it is about to devour. Many water sources or fountains "miraculous" sprinkle the commune.

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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