Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec
Geography
The commune is situated in the valley of the river Tiarde. The northwest of the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is watered by the Tiarde; the remaining land includes the valley's high plateau.
The village of Saint Sulpice consists of a collection of houses grouped around the church and overlooking the valley of the Tiarde and a collection of small hamlets: Le Roule at the edge of the town of Couture, les Fantins near Route of Champagne-Mouton-Chenon in the south of the commune, les Raffoux, Chez Bahuet near to the Tiarde, etc.
The commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is 10 miles southeast of Ruffec, there is one main road running through the commune the Aunac to Champagne-Mouton road
The soil is predominantly clay.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 83 | — |
1975 | 67 | −3.01% |
1982 | 50 | −4.09% |
1990 | 46 | −1.04% |
1999 | 35 | −2.99% |
2009 | 35 | +0.00% |
2014 | 32 | −1.78% |
2020 | 32 | +0.00% |
Source: INSEE |
The population of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec is now a mix of French nationals and British.
Economy
Agricultural: bovine and crops mainly maize, oil seed rape and sunflowers, diversification into raising of Alpaca s, for wool and breeding
Sights
The village of Saint-Sulpice is centred on its 12th-century church. Directly outside the church is a war memorial dedicated to eight people who lost their lives in the first world war (1914–1918).
On the outskirts of the commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec, there is a memorial to a French patriot Largeau Gilbert who was shot on 26 June 1944.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Farrlacey. "farm breeding alpacas in Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec" Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, 2007. accessed 20 April 2010.