Couthenans
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  Couthenans | |
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Location within Franche-Comté region  Couthenans | |
| Coordinates: 47°35′29″N 6°43′34″E / 47.5914°N 6.7261°ECoordinates: 47°35′29″N 6°43′34″E / 47.5914°N 6.7261°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Lure |
| Canton | Héricourt-Ouest |
| Area1 | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 820 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70184 / 70400 |
| Elevation | 331–480 m (1,086–1,575 ft) |
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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. | |
Couthenans is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.
People
Couthenans is the birthplace of:
- Pierre Jacques Dormoy (1825 - 1892) a protestant engineer, inventor, industry captain, the creator of the Dormoy foundries as well as a political and economic personality in Bordeaux.
See also
References
- INSEE (English)
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