Coulmiers

Coulmiers
The town hall in Coulmiers
Coat of arms
Coulmiers
Location within Centre-Val de Loire region  Coulmiers
Coordinates: 47°55′56″N 1°39′52″E / 47.9322°N 1.6644°ECoordinates: 47°55′56″N 1°39′52″E / 47.9322°N 1.6644°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loiret
Arrondissement	Orléans
Canton	Meung-sur-Loire
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacky Camus
Area^1	14.28 km^2 (5.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	528
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	45109 / 45130
Elevation	108–121 m (354–397 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coulmiers is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.

History

This was the site of the defat of the Prussian Army in the Battle of Coulmiers, November 9, 1870.

See also

• Communes of the Loiret department