Le Coteau

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Sandra Creuzet^[1]Area4.89 km² (1.89 sq mi)Population6,889 • Density1,400/km² (3,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation265–317 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.

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

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

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

Le Coteau is twinned with:

• Zwevegem, Belgium, since 1966
• Lorsch, Germany, since 1967
• Espalion, France, since 1998
• Marchamalo, Spain, since 2007

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References