Couzeix (French pronunciation: [kuzɛks]; Occitan: Cosés) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Couzeix | |
|---|---|
 The church of Sainte-Madeleine, in Couzeix | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Couzeix  | |
  Couzeix  Couzeix | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 1°14′20″E / 45.8769°N 1.2389°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Limoges |
| Canton | Couzeix |
| Intercommunality | CU Limoges Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Larcher[1] |
Area 1 | 30.69 km2 (11.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,828 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Inhabitants are known as Couzeixois in French (Occitan: coseinauds).
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,004 | — |
| 1975 | 3,958 | +4.02% |
| 1982 | 5,019 | +3.45% |
| 1990 | 6,151 | +2.57% |
| 1999 | 6,635 | +0.85% |
| 2007 | 7,526 | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 8,703 | +2.95% |
| 2017 | 9,268 | +1.27% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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