Coutras

Coutras

Town hall

Coat of arms
Coutras

Coordinates: 45°02′30″N 0°07′38″W / 45.0417°N 0.1272°WCoordinates: 45°02′30″N 0°07′38″W / 45.0417°N 0.1272°W
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Libourne
Canton Coutras
Intercommunality Pays de Coutras
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Marie-Claire Arnaud
Area1 33.69 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 7,902
 • Density 230/km2 (610/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 33138 / 33230
Elevation 4–74 m (13–243 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 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.

Coutras is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

History

The Battle of Coutras, one of the most important battles of the French Wars of Religion, was fought there on 20 October 1587.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 3,000—    
1800 3,060+2.0%
1806 3,050−0.3%
1821 2,821−7.5%
1831 3,144+11.4%
1836 3,172+0.9%
1841 3,302+4.1%
1846 3,200−3.1%
1851 3,371+5.3%
1856 3,532+4.8%
1861 3,883+9.9%
1866 3,789−2.4%
1872 3,685−2.7%
1876 3,944+7.0%
1881 4,008+1.6%
1886 5,092+27.0%
1891 4,231−16.9%
1896 3,903−7.8%
1901 4,062+4.1%
1906 4,406+8.5%
1911 4,807+9.1%
1921 4,924+2.4%
1926 5,078+3.1%
1931 5,211+2.6%
1936 5,281+1.3%
1946 5,540+4.9%
1954 5,668+2.3%
1962 5,948+4.9%
1968 5,830−2.0%
1975 6,040+3.6%
1982 6,351+5.1%
1990 6,689+5.3%
1999 7,027+5.1%
2008 7,902+12.5%

See also

References

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