Coubon (French pronunciation: [kubɔ̃]; Occitan: Cobon) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Coubon
Commune
Coat of arms of Coubon
Location of Coubon
Map
Coubon is located in France
Coubon
Coubon
Coubon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coubon
Coubon
Coordinates: 44°59′52″N 3°55′07″E / 44.9978°N 3.9186°E / 44.9978; 3.9186
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonLe Puy-en-Velay-4
IntercommunalityCA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christelle Valantin[1]
Area
1
22.73 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,177
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43078 /43700
Elevation607–948 m (1,991–3,110 ft)
(avg. 630 m or 2,070 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

In 1927 the new commune Arsac-en-Velay was created from part of its territory.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,254—    
1821 2,280+0.04%
1846 2,400+0.21%
1872 2,477+0.12%
1901 2,452−0.03%
1926 2,247−0.35%
1946 1,075−3.62%
1962 1,076+0.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,115+0.60%
1975 1,486+4.19%
1982 2,047+4.68%
1990 2,562+2.84%
1999 2,708+0.62%
2007 3,048+1.49%
2012 3,075+0.18%
2017 3,243+1.07%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coubon, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE