Ouches
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Renaison | |
| Community association | Roannais agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 3 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 295-376 m | |
| surface | 10.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,158 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 114 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42155 | |
| INSEE code | 42162 | |
Ouches is a French commune with 1,158 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Ouches belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the Canton of Renaison (until 2015: Canton Roanne-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Ouchois .
geography
Ouches is about seven kilometers west-southwest of Roanne . Ouches is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pouilly-les-Nonains in the north, Riorges in the northeast, Villerest in the east and southeast, Lentigny in the south and southwest, Saint-Alban-les-Eaux in the west and Saint-André-d'Apchon in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 448 | 523 | 753 | 929 | 1.002 | 1,015 | 1,149 | 1,129 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church
- Round tower as the remainder of Les Semur Castle
- Les Ormes Castle
Web links
Commons : Ouches - collection of images, videos and audio files
