Courtemaux
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region | Center-Val de Loire | |
Department | Loiret | |
Arrondissement | Montargis | |
Canton | Courtenay | |
Community association | Cléry, Betz et l'Ouanne | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ' N , 2 ° 56' E | |
height | 110-154 m | |
surface | 12.19 km 2 | |
Residents | 257 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 45320 | |
INSEE code | 45113 | |
Mairie Courtemaux |
Courtemaux is a French municipality with 257 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Montargis and to the municipality association Cléry, Betz et l'Ouanne . The residents call themselves Courtemaliens .
geography
Courtemaux is located in the east of the Gâtinais countryside between the cities of Montargis and Sens , about 110 kilometers south of Paris . The neighboring communities are:
- Mérinville in the north,
- Ervauville in the northeast,
- Chantecoq in the east,
- Chuelles (point of contact) and La Selle-en-Hermoy in the south,
- Thorailles in the southwest,
- Louzouer to the west as well
- La Selle-sur-le-Bied in the north-west.
The river Cléry crosses the community area of 12.19 km² in an east-west direction. The Cléry river valley has alluvial forests; the largest part of the community area consists of arable land. Courtemaux includes the districts of Le Point du Jour, Les Hauts de Chantecoq, Les Gobets and Les Chopilles, as well as some farms and hamlets. One of these small hamlets in the west of the municipality was called La Mort aux Juifs until 2014 .
history
In 1793 the community was still called Courtemault .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 | ||
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300 | 245 | 198 | 192 | 215 | 221 | 266 | 265 | ||
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Lavoir on the Cléry
- Memorial to those who fell in the world wars
Economy and Infrastructure
Eleven farms are located in the municipality of Courtemaux (mainly cereals, pulses and oilseeds).
The A19 autoroute from Sens to Pithiviers runs through the south of the municipality of Courtemaux .
Personalities
- Gustave Eugène Frégis (1841–1934), veterinarian and collaborator of Louis Pasteur , born in Courtemaux