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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Coursegoules Corsegolas (Occitan)
Commune
A general view of the village of CoursegoulesA general view of the village of Coursegoules
Coat of arms of CoursegoulesCoat of arms
Location of Coursegoules
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Coordinates: 43°47′39″N 7°02′40″E / 43.7942°N 7.0444°E / 43.7942; 7.0444
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementGrasse
CantonVence
IntercommunalityCA Sophia Antipolis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Trabaud
Area40.98 km (15.82 sq mi)
Population545
 • Density13/km (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code06050 /06140
Elevation640–1,700 m (2,100–5,580 ft)
(avg. 1,020 m or 3,350 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coursegoules (French pronunciation: [kuʁsəɡul]; Occitan: Corsegolas; Italian: Corsegola, formerly) is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in France. It is part of Préalpes d'Azur Regional Natural Park.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 134—    
1975 155+2.10%
1982 201+3.78%
1990 260+3.27%
1999 322+2.40%
2009 461+3.65%
2014 517+2.32%
2020 529+0.38%
Source: INSEE

Its inhabitants are known in French as Coursegoulois (masculine) and Coursegouloises (feminine).

Notable people

  • Numa Andoire (19 March 1908 – 2 January 1994), was a French football defender and a manager. He participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but never gained any cups with the French football team.

Celebrity links

The singer Camille, in her album Ilo Veyou (2012), dedicated her song Le Berger to Coursegoules.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Midi en France. "Visite de Coursegoules, un village de caractère".
  4. (in French) Les communes du Parc, www.parc-prealpesdazur.fr.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Alpes-Maritimes Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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