Goudet

Goudet is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. The village stands on the upper reaches of the River Loire and is overlooked by the Château de Beaufort, built in the 13th century, of importance during the Hundred Years War and the French Wars of Religion but abandoned after the Revolution of 1789.[2]

Goudet
The Loire and the Château de Beaufort
Location of Goudet
Goudet
Goudet
Coordinates: 44°53′24″N 3°55′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonMézenc
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Joël Lacour
Area
1
4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
60
  Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43101 /43150
Elevation733–1,018 m (2,405–3,340 ft)
(avg. 770 m or 2,530 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (GR 70), a popular long-distance path, runs through the village,[3] as do the GR3 and GR40.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793443    
1806582+31.4%
1821540−7.2%
1831563+4.3%
1841513−8.9%
1851542+5.7%
1861548+1.1%
1872549+0.2%
1881510−7.1%
1891506−0.8%
1901485−4.2%
1911367−24.3%
YearPop.±%
1921285−22.3%
1931258−9.5%
1946155−39.9%
1954145−6.5%
1962103−29.0%
196892−10.7%
197582−10.9%
198280−2.4%
199065−18.8%
199963−3.1%
201256−11.1%
201760+7.1%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Base Mérimée: Château de Beaufort, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 65–67. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
  4. "Géoportail". IGN. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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