The Loup River, which marks the western border with Gourdon, offers scenic hikes in the area, renowned for its river gorges (Gorges du Loup), including around the Cascades du Saut du Loup between Courmes and Gourdon, as well as the Cascade de Courmes below.
Demographics
Historical population
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
Toponymy
First appearance of the name: a character, P. de Corma, signatory of a charter (September 29, 1176.)
^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).