Coursegoules
Coursegoules
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 A general view of the village of Coursegoules | |
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 Location of Coursegoules | |
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| Coordinates: 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[1] |
Area 1 | 40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 564 |
| • Density | 13.8/km2 (35.6/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];[3] Occitan: Corsegolas; Italian: Corsegola, formerly) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 134 | — |
| 1975 | 155 | +2.10% |
| 1982 | 201 | +3.78% |
| 1990 | 260 | +3.27% |
| 1999 | 322 | +2.40% |
| 2007 | 440 | +3.98% |
| 2012 | 497 | +2.47% |
| 2017 | 531 | +1.33% |
| 2023 | 564 | +1.01% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Its inhabitants are known in French as Coursegoulois (masculine) and Coursegouloises (feminine).
Notable people
[edit]- 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
[edit]The singer Camille, in her album Ilo Veyou (2012), dedicated her song Le Berger to Coursegoules.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Midi en France. "Visite de Coursegoules, un village de caractère".
- ↑ (in French) Les communes du Parc, www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coursegoules.
- (in French) Official site
