Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
![]() Bridge over the Loire River in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
Location of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire ![]() | |
Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.4122°N 2.9275°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
Canton | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
Intercommunality | Loire et Nohain |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Gillonnier |
Area 1 | 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 9,874 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [kɔn 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
- Roger Marie Bricoux, cellist on the RMS Titanic
International relations
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Tourism Office