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Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
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Subprefecture and
commune | |
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Loire in 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 | Cœur de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Gillonnier [1] |
Area 1 | 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 9,437 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/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: [kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ] ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. A subprefecture of Nièvre, the commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours. [3]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km northwest of Nevers. [4] Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.
Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of Condate, but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory. [4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,588 | — |
1975 | 12,088 | +1.91% |
1982 | 12,463 | +0.44% |
1990 | 12,123 | −0.35% |
1999 | 11,399 | −0.68% |
2009 | 10,741 | −0.59% |
2014 | 10,553 | −0.35% |
2020 | 9,415 | −1.88% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the Romanesque style are the apse and the north-west portal. It formerly belonged to a Benedictine priory depending on the abbey of La Charité. [4]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
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Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
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Subprefecture and
commune | |
![]() Bridge over the river
Loire in 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 | Cœur de Loire |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Gillonnier [1] |
Area 1 | 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 9,437 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/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: [kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ] ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. A subprefecture of Nièvre, the commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours. [3]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km northwest of Nevers. [4] Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.
Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of Condate, but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory. [4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,588 | — |
1975 | 12,088 | +1.91% |
1982 | 12,463 | +0.44% |
1990 | 12,123 | −0.35% |
1999 | 11,399 | −0.68% |
2009 | 10,741 | −0.59% |
2014 | 10,553 | −0.35% |
2020 | 9,415 | −1.88% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the Romanesque style are the apse and the north-west portal. It formerly belonged to a Benedictine priory depending on the abbey of La Charité. [4]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
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