Le Coteau

Le Coteau
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau (main town)
Community association	Roannais agglomeration
Coordinates	46 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height	265-317 m
surface	4.89 km 2
Residents	6,872 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,405 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42120
INSEE code	42071
Website	http://www.mairie-lecoteau.fr/
Le Coteau town hall

Le Coteau is a French municipality with 6872 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Le Coteau . Le Coteau is a member of the Roannais Agglomération municipal association . The inhabitants are called Costellois (es) .

geography

Le Coteau is located on the east bank of the Rhône in the Massif Central . The river Rhins forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. Neighboring municipalities of Le Coteau are Roanne in the north and north-west, Perreux in the north-east, Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset in the east and south-east, Parigny in the south and Commelle-Vernay in the west and south-west.

From 1833 the community was the end point of the Roanne – Andrézieux railway, the third railway line in France. This line was later rerouted between Balbigny and Le Coteau and integrated into the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway. Furthermore, the Le Coteau – Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or railway line has branched off in Le Coteau since 1866 and the Le Coteau – Montchanin railway line since 1882 . Today is the station of trains of TER Auvergne Rhône-Alpes of the connection Roanne - Saint-Etienne-Châteaucreux served.

history

The community was detached from part of the Parigny community in 1845.

Population development

year	1886	1936	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	2,780	5,626	6.143	6,571	7,613	8,488	8,359	7,469	7,375	7,065	6,871

Attractions

• Château de Rhins from the 17th / 18th centuries Century with the park
• Town hall with the park
• 18th century bridge over the Loire
• 19th century Saint-Marc church

Community partnerships

Partnerships exist with the following municipalities:

• Zwevegem , East Flanders, Belgium, since 1966
• Lorsch , Hessen, Germany, since 1967
• Espalion , Aveyron department, France, since 1998
• Marchamalo , Guadalajara, Spain, since 2007

Personalities

• Yves Nicolin (* 1963), politician
• Romain Poyet (* 1980), football player

Web links

Commons : Le Coteau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Le Coteau on cassini.ehess.fr (French)