Saint-Romain () is a

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in the

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in southwestern

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Geography

The commune is located in the south of the department, 1 km west of

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (, literally ''Aubeterre on Dronne''; oc, Aubaterra or ''Aubaterra de Drona''), commonly referred to as Aubeterre, is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. In 2017, it h ...

, 9 km north of

Saint-Aulaye Saint-Aulaye (; oc, Senta Aulaia) is a former commune in Dordogne, France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Aulaye-Puymangou.Ribérac Ribérac (; oc, Rabairac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune is situated by the Dronne River. History In response to the 848 Norman plunder of nearby Brantôme, a fort was built ne ...

, 18 km south of Montmoreau and 48 km south of

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Charente Departments of France, department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern Franc ...

. In terms on surface area, Saint-Romain is the largest commune of its

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, spreading up to 200m of

Aubeterre Aubeterre () is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region of north-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aubeterriens'' or ''Aubeterriennes''. Geography Aubeterre is located some 25 km north by north ...

town center. The commune sits on a low

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limestone plateau. No rivers traverse Saint-Romain, but two small tributaries have their sources there: the Beauronne which flows south-west into the Dronne river and a tributary of the Tude in the north, as well as the Écrevansou, a small spring that follows the commune's eastern limits.

Population

The population of the town has been growing since the eighties because of its proximity to

and the influx of British immigrants. The population is dispersed and the town has numerous hamlets and farms.

History

The oldest parish registers date back to 1660. According to a 1747 inventory, another church existed in the commune, in the Villedieu hamlet. There was no trace of it by 1910. In 1789, on the eve of the

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, Saint-Romain, like many parishes, issued a

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Geography

Population

History

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