Sainte-Lheurine

Sainte-Lheurine
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Lheurine
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Lheurine
Sainte-Lheurine Sainte-Lheurine
Coordinates: 45°31′52″N 0°21′54″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente-Maritime
Arrondissement	Jonzac
Canton	Jonzac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Mariau
Area 1	17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	519
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	17355 /17520
Elevation	36–109 m (118–358 ft) (avg. 106 m or 348 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Lheurine is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France.

Location and economy

The village centre with its church from the 12th century is situated on a small hill that overlooks the vineyards, patches of forest, and the wheat, maize and sunflower fields that characterize the local landscape. A number of scattered small hamlets and single farmsteads in the plains below belong to the commune.

Sainte-Lheurine lies in the "Petite Champagne", and the cultivation of grapes for the production of Cognac and Pineau is the predominant local economic activity, with much of the production sold to the large cognac producers in nearby Cognac.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	529	—
1968	549	+3.8%
1975	510	−7.1%
1982	473	−7.3%
1990	476	+0.6%
1999	455	−4.4%
2008	461	+1.3%
2016	519	+12.6%

See also

• Communes of the Charente-Maritime department

External links

• Location on the map of France