Le Coteau

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{{about|the commune in France|other uses|coteau (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Le Coteau

|commune status = Commune

|image = Marie Le Coteau vue derriere 2009.jpg

|caption = Town hall

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Le Coteau.svg

|arrondissement = Roanne

|canton = Le Coteau

|INSEE = 42071

|postal code = 42120

|mayor = Sandra Creuzet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Roannais Agglomération

|coordinates = {{coord|46.0281|4.0875|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 278

|elevation min m = 265

|elevation max m = 317

|area km2 = 4.89

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Le Coteau ({{IPA|fr|lə kɔto}}) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It lies about {{convert|90|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Lyon on the right bank of the river Loire, opposite the larger town Roanne.

Population

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|10437|Le Coteau}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-42071#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1846 |1534

|1851 |1678

|1856 |1817

|1861 |2032

|1866 |2493

|1872 |2565

|1876 |2447

|1881 |2621

|1886 |2780

|1891 |3092

|1896 |3714

|1901 |4462

|1906 |4590

|1911 |4624

|1921 |5113

|1926 |5365

|1931 |5500

|1936 |5626

|1946 |6143

|1954 |6222

|1962 |6571

|1968 |7613

|1975 |8488

|1982 |8359

|1990 |7469

|1999 |7375

|2007 |7040

|2012 |6815

|2017 |6872

}}

Twin towns

Le Coteau is twinned with:

  • {{flagicon|Belgium}} Zwevegem, Belgium, since 1966
  • {{flagicon|Germany}} Lorsch, Germany, since 1967
  • {{flagicon|France}} Espalion, France, since 1998
  • {{flagicon|Spain}} Marchamalo, Spain, since 2007

See also

References

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Category:Communes of Loire (department)

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