Editing Courtenay, Loiret

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{{Infobox French commune
|name               = Courtenay
|commune status     = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image              = Courtenay - Mairie (2008).jpg
|caption            = The town hall in Courtenay
|image coat of arms = Blason Courtenay.svg
|arrondissement     = Montargis
|canton             = Courtenay
|INSEE              = 45115
|postal code        = 45320
|mayor              = Annagaële Maudrux<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
|term               = 2022&ndash;2026
|intercommunality   =
|coordinates        = {{coord|48.0397|3.0561|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation min m    = 137
|elevation max m    = 186
|area km2           = 50.13
|population         = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date    = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym            = Curtinien
|website            = {{URL|http://www.courtenay45.fr/}}
}}

'''Courtenay''' ({{IPA|fr|kuʁtənɛ}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Loiret]] [[Departments of France|department]] in north-central [[France]].

==History==
Fortified by Athon, the first lord of Courtenay (Seigneur de Courtenay). The Noble house of Courtenay continued in France for many generations and eventually founded the [[Earls of Devon]] in England. It is the seat of the [[canton of Courtenay]], which is part of the [[arrondissement of Montargis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/45115-courtenay|title=Commune de Courtenay (45115)|access-date=19 September 2024 |publisher=INSEE}}</ref>

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-45115#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE</ref>
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2333
|1975 |2554
|1982 |3119
|1990 |3292
|1999 |3437
|2007 |3704
|2012 |4075
|2017 |4018
}}

==Notable people==
* Courtenay was the birthplace of [[Aristide Bruant]] and [[Pierre Tarin]].
* [[Jacques-René Tenon]], the famous surgeon, anatomist and influential 18th century analyst of hospital systems, spent his childhood in Courtenay.

==See also==
* [[Communes of the Loiret department]]
* [[History of the Loiret]]

==References==
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{{commons category|Courtenay (Loiret)}}

{{Loiret communes}}

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[[Category:Communes of Loiret]]


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