Couches
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Autun | |
| Canton | Chagny | |
| Community association | Grand Autunois Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 ' N , 4 ° 34' E | |
| height | 231-466 m | |
| surface | 19.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,351 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 71490 | |
| INSEE code | 71149 | |
| Website | www.mairie-couches.fr | |
 The castle in Couches |
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Couches is a French commune with 1,351 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Saône-et-Loire in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Autun and the Canton of Chagny . The municipality is located about 30 kilometers west-northwest of Chalon-sur-Saône , 25 kilometers from Autun and 15 kilometers from Le Creusot .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1456 | 1579 | 1568 | 1532 | 1457 | 1409 | 1477 |
Attractions
Couches Castle , built in the 11th century, is also called "Château de Marguerite de Bourgogne", because Margaret of Burgundy , Queen of France and wife of Louis X , is said to have retired to Couches after her adultery, to be there in complete privacy to spend their last days. This local legend is wrong, as Margaret of Burgundy was strangled at Château-Gaillard in 1315 .
Parish partnership
Couches' partner municipality is the German market town of Wallerstein in Bavaria .
Personalities
- Louis Hon (1924–2008), national soccer player and coach of French cup winners
Footnotes
- ↑ also with fr: Couches rumored
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