Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
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Bridge over the Loire River in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | ||
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  Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | ||
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Location within Burgundy region  Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | ||
| Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.4122°N 2.9275°ECoordinates: 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-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) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58086 / 58200 | |
| Elevation |
138–252 m (453–827 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) | |
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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
- Roger Marie Bricoux cellist on the RMS Titanic
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
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Éden cinema in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire town centre.
See also
References
- ↑ "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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