Louhans

Subprefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Louhans-Châteaurenaud

(2020–2026) Frédéric Bouchet^[1]Area

22.58 km² (8.72 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,454 • Density290/km² (740/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

71263 /71500

Elevation176–205 m (577–673 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Louhans (French pronunciation: [lu.ɑ̃]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3] Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne and a subprefecture of the department.

Geography

Louhans is centrally located on the plain of Bresse,^[4] a strongly agricultural region in the eastern part of the department of Saône-et-Loire. The Vallière forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Solnan, which forms part of the commune's southern border. The Solnan flows into the Seille in the town. The Seille flows south-southwest through the western part of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

The population data given in the table below for 1968 and refer to the commune of Louhans in its geography at the given dates. In 1973 Louhans absorbed the former communes of Châteaurenaud, Branges and Sornay. In 1979 Branges and Sornay were re-established as independent communes.^[3]^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	3,375	—
1800	2,849	−2.39%
1806	3,151	+1.69%
1821	3,159	+0.02%
1831	3,170	+0.03%
1836	3,674	+2.99%
1841	3,686	+0.07%
1846	3,817	+0.70%
1851	3,853	+0.19%
1856	3,644	−1.11%
1861	3,768	+0.67%
1866	3,871	+0.54%
1872	3,913	+0.18%
1876	4,163	+1.56%
1881	4,284	+0.57%
1886	4,329	+0.21%
1891	4,548	+0.99%
1896	4,538	−0.04%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	4,469	−0.31%
1906	4,494	+0.11%
1911	4,454	−0.18%
1921	4,116	−0.79%
1926	4,144	+0.14%
1931	4,116	−0.14%
1936	4,130	+0.07%
1946	4,120	−0.02%
1954	4,092	−0.09%
1962	4,154	+0.19%
1968	4,200	+0.18%
1975	10,507	+14.00%
1982	6,483	−6.67%
1990	6,140	−0.68%
1999	6,237	+0.17%
2007	6,420	+0.36%
2012	6,461	+0.13%
2017	6,365	−0.30%

Source: EHESS^[5] and INSEE (2007-2017)^[6]

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References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Commune de Louhans (71263), INSEE
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Louhans" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Louhans, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE