Couzeix

Couzeix
Commune
The church of Sainte-Madeleine, in Couzeix

Coat of arms
Couzeix
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Couzeix
Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 1°14′20″E / 45.8769°N 1.2389°E / 45.8769; 1.2389Coordinates: 45°52′37″N 1°14′20″E / 45.8769°N 1.2389°E / 45.8769; 1.2389
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement Limoges
Canton Couzeix
Intercommunality CA Limoges Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marc Gabouty (PR)
Area1 30.69 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 7,601
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 87050 /87270
Elevation 260–440 m (850–1,440 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.

Couzeix (Occitan: Cosés) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Inhabitants are known as Couzeixois (Occitan: coseinauds).

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