Le Coteau
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Location of Le Coteau | |
Le Coteau Le Coteau | |
| Coordinates: 46°01′41″N 4°05′15″E / 46.0281°N 4.0875°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Intercommunality | Roannais Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandra Creuzet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,845 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,630/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 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
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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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Coteau, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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