Goudet

Goudet (French pronunciation: [ɡudɛ]) 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.[3]

Goudet
Commune
The Loire and the Château de Beaufort
The Loire and the Château de Beaufort
Location of Goudet
Goudet is located in France
Goudet
Goudet
Goudet is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Goudet
Goudet
Coordinates: 44°53′24″N 3°55′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonMézenc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Bourdelin[1]
Area
1
4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
56
 • Density12/km2 (32/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,[4] as do the GR3 and GR40.[5]

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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Base Mérimée: Château de Beaufort, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. Castle, Alan (2007). The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail (2nd ed.). Cicerone. pp. 65–67. ISBN 978-1-85284-511-7.
  5. "Géoportail". IGN. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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