Coutouvre
Coutouvre  | |
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Commune  | |
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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  (2022)[2]  | 1,067 | 
| • 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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ 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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