La Couture-Boussey (French pronunciation: [la kutyʁ busɛ]) is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. This place is known for the world's largest clarinet, the octocontrabass clarinet, which is found in a museum in this said town.
La Couture-Boussey | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Couture-Boussey  | |
  La Couture-Boussey  La Couture-Boussey | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′52″N 1°24′21″E / 48.8978°N 1.4058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Évreux |
| Canton | Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
| Intercommunality | CA Évreux Portes de Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Boreggio[1] |
Area 1 | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,306 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27183 /27750 |
| Elevation | 95–137 m (312–449 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 907 | — |
| 1975 | 966 | +0.90% |
| 1982 | 1,533 | +6.82% |
| 1990 | 1,724 | +1.48% |
| 1999 | 1,957 | +1.42% |
| 2007 | 2,187 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 2,277 | +0.81% |
| 2017 | 2,314 | +0.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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