Le Coteau

Le Coteau is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Le Coteau
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Le Coteau
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Coordinates: 46°01′41″N 4°05′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Louis Desbenoit
Area ^1	4.89 km^2 (1.89 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,872
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42071 /42120
Elevation	265–317 m (869–1,040 ft) (avg. 278 m or 912 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Lyon next to Roanne, with the river Loire in between.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1846 1,534 —     1851 1,678 +9.4% 1861 2,032 +21.1% 1872 2,565 +26.2% 1881 2,621 +2.2% 1891 3,092 +18.0% 1901 4,462 +44.3% 1911 4,624 +3.6% 1921 5,113 +10.6% 1931 5,500 +7.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1946 6,143 +11.7% 1954 6,222 +1.3% 1962 6,571 +5.6% 1968 7,613 +15.9% 1975 8,488 +11.5% 1982 8,359 −1.5% 1990 7,469 −10.6% 1999 7,375 −1.3% 2006 7,065 −4.2% 2015 6,821 −3.5%

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

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.