Courtes

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Courtes
Museum La Ferme de la forêt
Courtes
Coordinates: 46°27′36″N 5°06′03″E / 46.46°N 5.1008°E / 46.46; 5.1008Coordinates: 46°27′36″N 5°06′03″E / 46.46°N 5.1008°E / 46.46; 5.1008
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Intercommunality Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Jacquet
Area
 • Land1 9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Population2 251
 • Population2 Density 28/km2 (72/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 01128 / 01560
Elevation 192–221 m (630–725 ft)
(avg. 212 m or 696 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.

Courtes is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Sâne Vive forms part of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1793 472—    
1800 459−2.8%
1806 485+5.7%
1821 445−8.2%
1831 429−3.6%
1836 438+2.1%
1841 452+3.2%
1846 438−3.1%
1851 455+3.9%
1856 440−3.3%
1861 432−1.8%
1866 408−5.6%
1872 409+0.2%
1876 409+0.0%
1881 408−0.2%
1886 411+0.7%
1891 409−0.5%
1896 421+2.9%
1901 405−3.8%
1906 398−1.7%
1911 400+0.5%
1921 355−11.3%
1926 372+4.8%
1931 324−12.9%
1936 343+5.9%
1946 330−3.8%
1954 308−6.7%
1962 287−6.8%
1968 254−11.5%
1975 215−15.4%
1982 199−7.4%
1990 194−2.5%
1999 218+12.4%
2008 251+15.1%

See also

References

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