Sail-sous-Couzan

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Sail-sous-Couzan
Commune
Château de Couzan
Coat of arms of Sail-sous-Couzan
Location of Sail-sous-Couzan
Sail-sous-Couzan is located in France
Sail-sous-Couzan
Sail-sous-Couzan
Coordinates: 45°44′05″N 3°58′17″E / 45.7347°N 3.9714°E / 45.7347; 3.9714Coordinates: 45°44′05″N 3°58′17″E / 45.7347°N 3.9714°E / 45.7347; 3.9714
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Bouchard
Area
1
7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
956
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42195 /42890
Elevation396–689 m (1,299–2,260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sail-sous-Couzan (French pronunciation: ​[saj su kuzɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography[]

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793669—    
1806596−10.9%
1821617+3.5%
1831613−0.6%
1841738+20.4%
1851862+16.8%
1861837−2.9%
1872772−7.8%
1881909+17.7%
18911,070+17.7%
19011,331+24.4%
19111,478+11.0%
19211,221−17.4%
19311,317+7.9%
19461,270−3.6%
19541,347+6.1%
19621,501+11.4%
19681,544+2.9%
19751,420−8.0%
19821,294−8.9%
19901,068−17.5%
1999983−8.0%
2010951−3.3%
2016943−0.8%

Sights[]

  • The Château de Couzan is a ruined castle whose construction dates from the 11th to the 14th century. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1890.[2]
  • 12th-century church, a monument historique since 1928.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Sail-sous-Couzan: Château de Couzan (restes), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Sail-sous-Couzan: église, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)



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