Couches | |
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 Location of Couches | |
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| Coordinates:46°52′14″N4°34′23″E / 46.8706°N 4.5731°E /46.8706; 4.5731 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Autun |
| Canton | Chagny |
Area 1 | 19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 1,211 |
| • Density | 62.04/km2 (160.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 71149 /71490 |
| Elevation | 231–466 m (758–1,529 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Couches (French pronunciation:[kuʃ]) is acommune in theSaône-et-Loiredepartment in theregion ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance.
The chateau complex includes a number of structures from different periods.
The chateau is often called the chateau ofMargaret of Burgundy, Queen of France, wife ofLouis X of France, who was confined to theChateau Gaillard after allegedly committing adultery. She died there after apparent ill treatment in 1315. One version of the story is that she did not die in the Chateau Gaillard, but escaped and was taken in by her cousin, Marie of Couches, and housed in the chateau and died there in 1333.
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