Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Bridge over the Loire River in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Coat of arms
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.4122°N 2.9275°E / 47.4122; 2.9275Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.4122°N 2.9275°E / 47.4122; 2.9275
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire-Nord and Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire-Sud
Intercommunality Loire et Nohain
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michel Veneau
Area1 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 11,399
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 58086 / 58200
Elevation 138–252 m (453–827 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: ​[kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 11,399. On 1 January 2005, the estimate was 11,300.

Notable residents

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:

Éden cinema in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire town centre.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
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