Costaros
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Velay volcanique | |
| Community association | Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 46 ′ E | |
| height | 978-1,237 m | |
| surface | 3.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 544 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 141 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43490 | |
| INSEE code | 43077 | |
| Website | http://www.costaros.fr/ | |
Costaros is a French municipality with 544 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay and the canton Velay volcanique (until 2015 Cayres ). The inhabitants are called Costa Ossia .
geography
Costaros is located about seventeen kilometers south-southwest of Le Puy-en-Velay in the Massif Central . Costaros is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cayres in the north and west, Le Brignon in the north and east and Landos in the south.
The national route 88 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 516 | 520 | 507 | 498 | 485 | 549 | 584 | 629 | 545 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Joseph Church
Web links
Commons : Costaros - collection of images, videos and audio files
