Coursegoules

Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E / 43.7942; 7.0444
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Coursegoules
A general view of the village of Coursegoules
A general view of the village of Coursegoules
Coat of arms of Coursegoules
Location of Coursegoules
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Coursegoules is located in France
Coursegoules
Coursegoules
Coursegoules is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coursegoules
Coursegoules
Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E / 43.7942; 7.0444
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVence
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Arziari
Area
1
40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
526
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06050 /06140
Elevation640–1,700 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 (Occitan: Corsegolas) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Its inhabitants are called the Coursegoulois.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793620—    
1800540−12.9%
1806510−5.6%
1821535+4.9%
1831580+8.4%
1836600+3.4%
1841596−0.7%
1846628+5.4%
1856593−5.6%
1861541−8.8%
1866505−6.7%
1872478−5.3%
1876474−0.8%
1881437−7.8%
1886440+0.7%
1891406−7.7%
1901405−0.2%
1906397−2.0%
1911285−28.2%
1921207−27.4%
1926216+4.3%
1931205−5.1%
1936220+7.3%
1946142−35.5%
1962132−7.0%
1968134+1.5%
1975155+15.7%
1982201+29.7%
1990260+29.4%
1999322+23.8%
2006425+32.0%
2008455+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

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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