Le Coteau

This article is about the commune in France. For other uses, seecoteau (disambiguation).

Le Coteau
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Le Coteau
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Coordinates:46°01′41″N4°05′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)	Sandra Creuzet
Area 1	4.89 km2(1.89 sq mi)
Population (2021)	6,889
• Density	1,400/km2(3,600/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)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Coteau(French pronunciation:[ləkɔto]) is acommunein theLoiredepartmentin centralFrance.

It lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest ofLyonon the right bank of the riverLoire,opposite the larger townRoanne.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1846 1,534 — 1851 1,678 +1.81% 1856 1,817 +1.60% 1861 2,032 +2.26% 1866 2,493 +4.17% 1872 2,565 +0.48% 1876 2,447 −1.17% 1881 2,621 +1.38% 1886 2,780 +1.18% 1891 3,092 +2.15% 1896 3,714 +3.73% 1901 4,462 +3.74% 1906 4,590 +0.57% 1911 4,624 +0.15% 1921 5,113 +1.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1926 5,365 +0.97% 1931 5,500 +0.50% 1936 5,626 +0.45% 1946 6,143 +0.88% 1954 6,222 +0.16% 1962 6,571 +0.68% 1968 7,613 +2.48% 1975 8,488 +1.57% 1982 8,359 −0.22% 1990 7,469 −1.40% 1999 7,375 −0.14% 2007 7,040 −0.58% 2012 6,815 −0.65% 2017 6,872 +0.17%
Source: EHESSand INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns

Le Coteau istwinnedwith:

• Zwevegem,Belgium, since 1966
• Lorsch,Germany, since 1967
• Espalion,France, since 1998
• Marchamalo,Spain, since 2007

See also

• Communes of the Loire department