Le Coteau (French pronunciation: [lə kɔto]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Le Coteau
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Le Coteau
Location of Le Coteau
Map
Le Coteau is located in France
Le Coteau
Le Coteau
Le Coteau is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Le Coteau
Le Coteau
Coordinates: 46°01′41″N 4°05′15″E / 46.0281°N 4.0875°E / 46.0281; 4.0875
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonLe Coteau
IntercommunalityRoannais Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandra Creuzet[1]
Area
1
4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,889
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42071 /42120
Elevation265–317 m (869–1,040 ft)
(avg. 278 m or 912 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Lyon on the right bank of the river Loire, opposite the larger town Roanne.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1846 1,534—    
1851 1,678+1.81%
1856 1,817+1.60%
1861 2,032+2.26%
1866 2,493+4.17%
1872 2,565+0.48%
1876 2,447−1.17%
1881 2,621+1.38%
1886 2,780+1.18%
1891 3,092+2.15%
1896 3,714+3.73%
1901 4,462+3.74%
1906 4,590+0.57%
1911 4,624+0.15%
1921 5,113+1.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1926 5,365+0.97%
1931 5,500+0.50%
1936 5,626+0.45%
1946 6,143+0.88%
1954 6,222+0.16%
1962 6,571+0.68%
1968 7,613+2.48%
1975 8,488+1.57%
1982 8,359−0.22%
1990 7,469−1.40%
1999 7,375−0.14%
2007 7,040−0.58%
2012 6,815−0.65%
2017 6,872+0.17%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns edit

Le Coteau is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Coteau, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE