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Le Coteau is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Perreux in the Loire department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Coteau. The municipality borders Roanne, Commelle-Vernay, Parigny, and Perreux, and is located next to the Loire river. Established on July 9, 1845, the commune has an area of 4.89 square kilometers and an elevation of 317 meters above sea level.
The population of Le Coteau is recorded as 8,488, comprising 2,996 males and 3,876 females. Its postal code is 42120. The town is twinned with Lorsch.
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- Locality
- Le Coteau
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,571
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Roanne
- Canton
- Le Coteau
- Intercommunality
- Roannais Agglomération
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Sandra Creuzet
- Area
- 4.89 km (1.89 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 6,845
- Density
- 1,400/km (3,630/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 42071 /42120
- Elevation
- 265–317 m (869–1,040 ft) , (avg. 278 m or 912 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Coteau ( French pronunciation: [lə kɔto]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
It lies about 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Lyon on the right bank of the river Loire, opposite the larger town Roanne.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Coteau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.