Coursegoules
Coursegoules
Corsegolas (Occitan) | |
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![]() A general view of the village of Coursegoules | |
Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
Arrondissement | Grasse |
Canton | Vence |
Intercommunality | CA Sophia Antipolis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Trabaud[1] |
Area 1 | 40.98 km2 (15.82 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 06050 /06140 |
Elevation | 640–1,700 m (2,100–5,580 ft) (avg. 1,020 m or 3,350 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Coursegoules (French pronunciation: [kuʁsəɡul];[2] Occitan: Corsegolas; Italian: Corsegola, formerly) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.[3]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 134 | — |
1975 | 155 | +2.10% |
1982 | 201 | +3.78% |
1990 | 260 | +3.27% |
1999 | 322 | +2.40% |
2009 | 461 | +3.65% |
2014 | 517 | +2.32% |
2020 | 529 | +0.38% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Its inhabitants are known in French as Coursegoulois (masculine) and Coursegouloises (feminine).
Notable people
- Numa Andoire (19 March 1908 – 2 January 1994), was a French football defender and a manager. He participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but never gained any cups with the French football team.
Celebrity links
The singer Camille, in her album Ilo Veyou (2012), dedicated her song Le Berger to Coursegoules.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ Midi en France. "Visite de Coursegoules, un village de caractère".
- ^ (in French) Les communes du Parc, www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links

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