Couzeix

Couzeix

The church of Sainte-Madeleine, in Couzeix

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Couzeix

Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 1°14′20″E / 45.8769°N 1.2389°E / 45.8769; 1.2389Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 1°14′20″E / 45.8769°N 1.2389°E / 45.8769; 1.2389
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Limoges-Couzeix
Intercommunality Aurence et Glane Développement
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Gabouty (PR)
Area1 30.69 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 7,601
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 87050 / 87270
Elevation 260–440 m (850–1,440 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.

Couzeix (Occitan: Cosés) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.

Inhabitants are known as Couzeixois (Occitan: coseinauds).

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