Sainte-Colombe, Charente

Sainte-Colombe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kɔlɔ̃b] ; Limousin: Senta Colomba) is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Val-de-Bonnieure.

Sainte-Colombe
Part of Val-de-Bonnieure
Location of Sainte-Colombe
Sainte-Colombe Sainte-Colombe
Coordinates: 45°50′03″N 0°19′11″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Commune	Val-de-Bonnieure
Area 1	6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	198
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	16230
Elevation	75–129 m (246–423 ft) (avg. 78 m or 256 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 445 —     1800 515 +15.7% 1806 519 +0.8% 1821 428 −17.5% 1831 507 +18.5% 1841 528 +4.1% 1846 494 −6.4% 1851 536 +8.5% 1856 485 −9.5% 1861 502 +3.5% 1866 516 +2.8% 1872 509 −1.4% 1876 501 −1.6% 1881 455 −9.2% 1886 433 −4.8% 1891 429 −0.9% 1896 409 −4.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 359 −12.2% 1906 348 −3.1% 1911 350 +0.6% 1921 331 −5.4% 1926 322 −2.7% 1931 317 −1.6% 1936 303 −4.4% 1946 283 −6.6% 1954 315 +11.3% 1962 279 −11.4% 1968 282 +1.1% 1975 217 −23.0% 1982 195 −10.1% 1990 174 −10.8% 1999 186 +6.9% 2008 185 −0.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department