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Courmes

Coordinates: 43°44′37″N 7°00′35″E / 43.7436°N 7.0097°E / 43.7436; 7.0097
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Courmes
Corma (Occitan)
A general view of the village
A general view of the village
Coat of arms of Courmes
Location of Courmes
Map
Courmes is located in France
Courmes
Courmes
Courmes is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Courmes
Courmes
Coordinates: 43°44′37″N 7°00′35″E / 43.7436°N 7.0097°E / 43.7436; 7.0097
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonValbonne
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Thiery[1]
Area
1
15.71 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
109
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
DemonymCourmois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06049 /06620
Elevation260–1,263 m (853–4,144 ft)
(avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
Websitewww.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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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First appearance of the name:
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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Les communes du Parc, www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
  4. ^ (in French) "À la découverte du Saut du Loup, les sublimes cascades du pays niçois", actu.fr, 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Albert Dauzat Etymological dictionary of place names in France, Librairie Guénégaud, 1963, p. 229
  7. ^  : 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
  8. ^ 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).