Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
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| 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, Vignobles et Nohain |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Michel Veneau[1] |
| Area 1 | 53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 10,553 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/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. 195 m or 640 ft) |
| Website | www.mairie-cosnesurloire.fr |
| 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 is a commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.
Geography[change | change source]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is in the northwest of the department, on the border with the Cher department; it is on the confluence of the Loire and the Nohain rivers at 55 km (34 mi) of Nevers, the subprefecture of the Nièvre department.
The commune of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has an area of 53.3 km2 (20.6 sq mi),[2] and its average altitude is 195 m (640 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 150 m (490 ft).[3]
| Dijon | Paris | Reims | Strasbourg | Lyon | Marseille | Nice |
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| 197 km (122 mi) | 189 km (117 mi) | 312 km (194 mi) | 582 km (362 mi) | 316 km (196 mi) | 627 km (390 mi) | 782 km (486 mi) |
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Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is surrounded by the communes La Celle-sur-Loire, Myennes, Tracy-sur-Loire, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain, Saint-Loup, Saint-Père and Saint-Vérain; it borders to the west with the Cher department.
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Climate[change | change source]
The Köppen climate classification type for Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
Population[change | change source]
The inhabitants of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire are known, in French, as Cosnois (women: Cosnoises).[4]
With a population of 10,553,[5] Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has a population density of 198 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Administration[change | change source]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is a subprefecture of the Nièvre department since 1800. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire formed by 7 communes, with 14,926 inhabitants (2014).[6]
Twin towns[change | change source]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:[7]
Gallery[change | change source]
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Musée de la Loire -
The Loire in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. -
The Nohain in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Les élus du Conseil municipal" (in French). Mairie de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (58086)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "City of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire". Map-France.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Nièvre" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (58086)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ "International : le jumelage" (in French). Mairie de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
Related pages[change | change source]
Other websites[change | change source]
- Ville de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire - official website Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Office de Tourisme de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (in French)