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
|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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