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″N 7°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 |
| 1 French 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 a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.[3] In 2020, Courmes had a population of 108.
The Loup River, which marks the western border with Gourdon, 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[edit]
a character, P. de Corma, signatory of a charter (September 29, 1176.)
Albert Dauzat describes Corma (1176) as old Provençal : A place planted with Cornus mas, or an oronym pre-Latin[6].
Marie-Thérèse Morlet does not take up in her recent research (1997), the possibility left by Dauzat of a pre-Latin oronym[7].
Frédéric Mistral in Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige (1878-1886) writes that Courmo, Courmes is a place name in the Alpes-Maritimes and that Courmes and Decormis [fr] are Provençal family names[8].
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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". 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 Dauzat Etymological dictionary of place names in France, Librairie Guénégaud, 1963, p. 229
- ^ : Oronym much more Nissart than Grassois Georges 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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