Sainte-Lheurine Explained

Sainte-Lheurine
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Sainte-Lheurine 17.svg
Arrondissement:Jonzac
Canton:Jonzac
Insee:17355
Postal Code:17520
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Mariau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:45.5312°N -0.365°W
Elevation M:106
Elevation Min M:36
Elevation Max M:109
Area Km2:17.78

Sainte-Lheurine (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃t lœʁin/) 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.