Coutouvre
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Location of Coutouvre  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°04′24″N 4°12′45″E / 46.0733°N 4.2125°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Charlieu |
| Intercommunality | Roannais Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Boyer[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.87 km2 (8.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,074 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42074 /42460 |
| Elevation | 303–538 m (994–1,765 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coutouvre (French pronunciation: [kutuvʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
It lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Lyon.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 892 | — |
| 1975 | 1,011 | +1.81% |
| 1982 | 1,084 | +1.00% |
| 1990 | 1,052 | −0.37% |
| 1999 | 1,024 | −0.30% |
| 2009 | 1,105 | +0.76% |
| 2014 | 1,107 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 1,075 | −0.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
Coutouvre was the birthplace of:
- Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (1786-1818), co-founder of the Marist Sisters
- Claude Marie Dubuis (1817-1895), Catholic prelate
- Louis Mercier (1820-1875), translator of Jules Verne
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website
- Associations website
- Notre Dame de Prompt Secours (Ecole de Coutouvre) School website
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