La Coucourde

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La Coucourde
Coat of arms of La Coucourde
La Coucourde (France)
La Coucourde
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Nyons
Canton Montélimar-1
Community association Montélimar agglomeration
Coordinates 44 ° 39 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′  N , 4 ° 47 ′  E
height 71-395 m
surface 11.15 km 2
Residents 1,071 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 96 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 26740
INSEE code
Website http://www.lacoucourde-mairie.com/

Town hall (Mairie) of La Coucourde

La Coucourde is a French commune with 1,071 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Nyons and the canton of Montélimar-1 (until 2015 Marsanne ). The inhabitants are called Coucourdois .

geography

La Coucourde is located around 29 kilometers south-southwest of Valence on the Rhône . La Coucourde is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Tourrettes in the north, Condillac in the east, Savasse in the south and east, Meysse in the southwest and Cruas in the west.

Autoroute A7 and Route nationale 7 run through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 513 522 470 563 687 749 897 1055
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Antoine church
  • Saint-Régis church
  • Ruins of the Saint-François-Régis church
  • Leyne Tower, fortified house from 1309
  • Moth from Alpion

Web links

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