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
The Loire and the Château de Beaufort
The Loire and the Château de Beaufort
Location of Goudet
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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 / 44.89°N 3.9264°E / 44.89; 3.9264
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonMézenc
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Jean-Claude Massebeuf[1]
Area
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4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
66
 • Density15/km2 (38/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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 92—    
1975 82−1.63%
1982 80−0.35%
1990 65−2.56%
1999 63−0.35%
2009 63+0.00%
2014 58−1.64%
2020 56−0.58%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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.
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE