Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

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

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Subprefecture and commune
Bridge over the Loire River in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Coat of arms
Location of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
CantonCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityLoire et Nohain
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Michel Veneau
Area
1
53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,874
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58086 /58200
Elevation138–252 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.

Demographics

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

Notable residents
  • Roger Marie Bricoux, cellist on the RMS Titanic

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns - Sister cities

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:

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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "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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