Coullemont
Coullemont | |
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 The church of Coullemont | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Coullemont | |
  Coullemont Location within France  Coullemont Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′58″N 2°28′30″E / 50.2161°N 2.475°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Dekeyser[1] |
Area 1 | 4.04 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 111 |
| • Density | 27.5/km2 (71.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62243 /62158 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coullemont (French pronunciation: [kulmɔ̃]; Picard: Coulonmont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A small farming village located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D23 and D80 roads, on the border with the département of the Somme.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 103 | — |
| 1975 | 89 | −2.07% |
| 1982 | 86 | −0.49% |
| 1990 | 104 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 105 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 109 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | 105 | −0.74% |
| 2017 | 122 | +3.05% |
| 2023 | 111 | −1.56% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Toponymy
[edit]According to the historian Auguste de Loisne, the name of the commune is attested in the following forms: Columnum in 1098; Colummunt in 1102; Fontane, que modo, mutato nomine, Columbe Mons nuncupa[n]tur in 1106; Columnunt in 1136; Colommont and Colunmunt in the 12th century; Colemont in 1239; Colomont in 1249; Collomont and Collomons in 1282; Coulemenc and Coulemons in 1367; Coulemont in 1374; Coullemons in the 14th century; and Coullemont in 1507.[5] The name was recorded as Coulemont in 1793 and has been Coullemont since 1801.[6]
History
[edit]During the First World War, in May 1915, soldiers arrived in the commune after being relieved from the front. They stayed there for fifteen days to recover and rebuild their strength, including by receiving reinforcements following losses suffered at the front.[7]
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Nicholas, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Dictionnaire topographique de la France. 24, Dictionnaire topographique du département du Pas-de-Calais : comprenant les noms de lieu anciens et modernes / réd. par le comte de Loisne,... ; publ. par ordre du ministre de l'Instruction publique ; et sous la dir. du Comité des travaux historiques. 1907.
- ↑ "Coullemont - Notice Communale". cassini.ehess.fr. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Visionneuse - Mémoire des Hommes". www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
External links
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