Courtes

Courtes
Museum La Ferme de la forêt Museum La Ferme de la forêt
Courtes
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Courtes
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Intercommunality	Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Jacquet
Area1	9.06 km2 (3.50 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	251
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01128 / 01560
Elevation	192–221 m (630–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Courtes is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The Sâne Vive forms part of the commune's eastern border.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	472	—
1800	459	−2.8%
1806	485	+5.7%
1821	445	−8.2%
1831	429	−3.6%
1836	438	+2.1%
1841	452	+3.2%
1846	438	−3.1%
1851	455	+3.9%
1856	440	−3.3%
1861	432	−1.8%
1866	408	−5.6%
1872	409	+0.2%
1876	409	+0.0%
1881	408	−0.2%
1886	411	+0.7%
1891	409	−0.5%
1896	421	+2.9%
1901	405	−3.8%
1906	398	−1.7%
1911	400	+0.5%
1921	355	−11.3%
1926	372	+4.8%
1931	324	−12.9%
1936	343	+5.9%
1946	330	−3.8%
1954	308	−6.7%
1962	287	−6.8%
1968	254	−11.5%
1975	215	−15.4%
1982	199	−7.4%
1990	194	−2.5%
1999	218	+12.4%
2008	251	+15.1%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE