Coutras
| Coutras | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Coutras | ||
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Location within Aquitaine region  Coutras | ||
| Coordinates: 45°02′30″N 0°07′38″W / 45.0417°N 0.1272°WCoordinates: 45°02′30″N 0°07′38″W / 45.0417°N 0.1272°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Libourne | |
| Canton | Coutras | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Coutras | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Claire Arnaud | |
| Area1 | 33.69 km2 (13.01 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 8,085 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33138 / 33230 | |
| Elevation |
4–74 m (13–243 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Coutras is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
History
The Battle of Coutras, one of the most important battles of the French Wars of Religion, was fought there on 20 October 1587.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,000 | — |
| 1800 | 3,060 | +2.0% |
| 1806 | 3,050 | −0.3% |
| 1821 | 2,821 | −7.5% |
| 1831 | 3,144 | +11.4% |
| 1836 | 3,172 | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 3,302 | +4.1% |
| 1846 | 3,200 | −3.1% |
| 1851 | 3,371 | +5.3% |
| 1856 | 3,532 | +4.8% |
| 1861 | 3,883 | +9.9% |
| 1866 | 3,789 | −2.4% |
| 1872 | 3,685 | −2.7% |
| 1876 | 3,944 | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 4,008 | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 5,092 | +27.0% |
| 1891 | 4,231 | −16.9% |
| 1896 | 3,903 | −7.8% |
| 1901 | 4,062 | +4.1% |
| 1906 | 4,406 | +8.5% |
| 1911 | 4,807 | +9.1% |
| 1921 | 4,924 | +2.4% |
| 1926 | 5,078 | +3.1% |
| 1931 | 5,211 | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 5,281 | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 5,540 | +4.9% |
| 1954 | 5,668 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 5,948 | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 5,830 | −2.0% |
| 1975 | 6,040 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 6,351 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 6,689 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 7,027 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7,902 | +12.5% |
See also
References
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