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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ (in French) Les communes du Parc, www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
- ^ (in French) "À la découverte du Saut du Loup, les sublimes cascades du pays niçois", actu.fr, 23 July 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Albert Dauzat Etymological dictionary of place names in France, Librairie Guénégaud, 1963, p. 229
- ^ : 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
- ^ 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).
