Couthenans (French pronunciation: [kutnɑ̃]) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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 The church in Couthenans | |
Location of Couthenans  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°35′29″N 6°43′34″E / 47.5914°N 6.7261°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Haute-Saône |
| Arrondissement | Lure |
| Canton | Héricourt-2 |
| Intercommunality | CC pays d'Héricourt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Jeanroy[1] |
Area 1 | 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 718 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 70184 /70400 |
| Elevation | 331–480 m (1,086–1,575 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
People
editCouthenans is the birthplace of:
- Pierre Jacques Dormoy (1825 - 1892) a Protestant engineer, inventor, industry captain, the creator of the Dormoy foundries as well as a political and economic personality in Bordeaux.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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