Courbillac Explained

Courbillac
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Cognac
Canton:Val de Nouère
Insee:16109
Postal Code:16200
Mayor:Gilles Ripoche[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Rouillacais
Coordinates:45.7686°N -0.1794°W
Elevation M:38
Elevation Min M:25
Elevation Max M:70
Area Km2:11.83

Courbillac (in French pronounced as /kuʁbijak/) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. In 1886, Philippe Delamain, a merchant from Jarnac, discovered by chance a cemetery from the Merovingian period in Herpes near Courbillac. He found an outstanding collection of weapons, brooches, jewellery and vases dating from the time when the Franks had settled in Herpes (5th–7th centuries AD). His collection was dispersed soon after its discovery but a significant proportion is in the British Museum, London.[2]

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?people=96951&peoA=96951-3-7 British Museum Collection