Coursegoules
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| Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°ECoordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Canton | Vence |
| Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Trabaud |
| Area 1 | 40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 535 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06050 /06140 |
| Elevation | 640–1,700 m (2,100–5,580 ft) (avg. 1,020 m or 3,350 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coursegoules (French pronunciation: [kuʁsəɡul];[2] Occitan: Corsegolas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called the Coursegoulois.
Demographics[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 620 | — |
| 1800 | 540 | −12.9% |
| 1806 | 510 | −5.6% |
| 1821 | 535 | +4.9% |
| 1831 | 580 | +8.4% |
| 1836 | 600 | +3.4% |
| 1841 | 596 | −0.7% |
| 1846 | 628 | +5.4% |
| 1856 | 593 | −5.6% |
| 1861 | 541 | −8.8% |
| 1866 | 505 | −6.7% |
| 1872 | 478 | −5.3% |
| 1876 | 474 | −0.8% |
| 1881 | 437 | −7.8% |
| 1886 | 440 | +0.7% |
| 1891 | 406 | −7.7% |
| 1901 | 405 | −0.2% |
| 1906 | 397 | −2.0% |
| 1911 | 285 | −28.2% |
| 1921 | 207 | −27.4% |
| 1926 | 216 | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 205 | −5.1% |
| 1936 | 220 | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 142 | −35.5% |
| 1962 | 132 | −7.0% |
| 1968 | 134 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 155 | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 201 | +29.7% |
| 1990 | 260 | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 322 | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 425 | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 455 | +7.1% |
In 2010, the commune had 473 inhabitants. The historical population is available from censuses conducted there since 1793. Starting in the twenty-first century, the actual census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants are held every five years, unlike larger municipalities that have a sample survey each year.
Notable people[]
- Numa Andoire (19 March 1908 – 2 January 1994), was a French football defender and a manager. He participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but never gained any cups with the French football team.
Celebrity Links[]
End of day above Coursegoules
The singer Camille, in her album Ilo Veyou (2012), dedicated her song Le Berger to Coursegoules.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Midi en France. "Visite de Coursegoules, un village de caractère".
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