Saint-Ferme
| Saint-Ferme | |
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  Saint-Ferme | |
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Location within Aquitaine region  Saint-Ferme | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′41″N 0°03′31″E / 44.6947°N 0.0586°ECoordinates: 44°41′41″N 0°03′31″E / 44.6947°N 0.0586°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | Pellegrue |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pellegrue |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Rebillou |
| Area1 | 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 361 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33400 / 33580 |
| Elevation | 30–126 m (98–413 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Ferme is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 548 | — |
| 1968 | 505 | −7.8% |
| 1975 | 404 | −20.0% |
| 1982 | 382 | −5.4% |
| 1990 | 369 | −3.4% |
| 1999 | 338 | −8.4% |
| 2008 | 361 | +6.8% |
Abbey Church of Saint-Ferme
The church features a 12th-century nave and remarkably well-preserved Romanesque capitals, with themes such as Daniel in the Lions' Den and the Fall of Adam and Eve.
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