La Couture-Boussey
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 (2022)[2] | 2,301 |
| • 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. | |
La Couture-Boussey (French pronunciation: [la kutyʁ busɛ]) is a commune in the Eure department in northern France. The town is known for the musical instrument manufacturing company G. Leblanc Cie, established by the Leblanc family in the late 19th century. The world's largest clarinet, the octocontrabass clarinet, is found in the town's instrument museum, Musée des Instruments à vent.[3][4]
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[5] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Pascucci, Leon (8 March 2011). "Oral History Interview: Leon Pascucci". NAMM. Interviewed by Del Fiorentino, Dan. Carlsbad: National Association of Music Merchants. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ "Octocontrabass clarinet in Bb – Leblanc". La Couture-Boussey: Musée des Instruments à vent. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Google Arts & Culture.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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