Ouches

Ouches (French pronunciation: ​[uʃ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Ouches may be the plural of ouch.

Ouches
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Ouches
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Coordinates: 46°01′01″N 3°59′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Renaison
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Chambost
Area ^1	10.12 km^2 (3.91 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,158
• Density	110/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42162 /42155
Elevation	295–376 m (968–1,234 ft) (avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 280 —     1806 302 +7.9% 1821 310 +2.6% 1831 401 +29.4% 1841 394 −1.7% 1851 368 −6.6% 1861 401 +9.0% 1872 429 +7.0% 1881 448 +4.4% 1891 523 +16.7% 1901 540 +3.3% 1911 506 −6.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 441 −12.8% 1931 444 +0.7% 1946 427 −3.8% 1954 461 +8.0% 1962 448 −2.8% 1968 523 +16.7% 1975 753 +44.0% 1982 929 +23.4% 1990 1,002 +7.9% 1999 1,015 +1.3% 2009 1,116 +10.0% 2016 1,164 +4.3%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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