Courpière (French pronunciation: [kuʁpjɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Corpèira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Courpière | |
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 A general view of Courpière | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Courpière  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°45′21″N 3°32′19″E / 45.7558°N 3.5386°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Thiers |
| Canton | Les Monts du Livradois[1] |
| Intercommunality | CC Thiers Dore et Montagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Laurent Clivillé[2] |
| Area 1 | 31.82 km2 (12.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | 4,053 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63125 /63120 |
| Elevation | 297–542 m (974–1,778 ft) (avg. 331 m or 1,086 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 | 3,913 | — |
| 1975 | 4,338 | +1.48% |
| 1982 | 4,834 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 4,674 | −0.42% |
| 1999 | 4,612 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 4,521 | −0.25% |
| 2012 | 4,341 | −0.81% |
| 2017 | 4,050 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Tour de France cycle race
editCourpiere was on the stage 14 route of the 2020 Tour de France
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "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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