Coursegoules

Coursegoules

A general view of the village of Coursegoules

Coat of arms
Coursegoules

Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E / 43.7942; 7.0444Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E / 43.7942; 7.0444
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement Grasse
Canton Coursegoules
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Arziari
Area1 40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 455
 • Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

End of day above Coursegoules

The singer Camille, in her album Ilo Veyou (2012), dedicated her song Le Berger to Coursegoules.


See also

References

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