Cours, Rhône

Cours
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
Coat of arms
Cours
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Cours
Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°ECoordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Thizy-les-Bourgs
Area^1	33.81 km^2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population (2016)^2	4,724
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69066 / 69470
Elevation	407–905 m (1,335–2,969 ft) (avg. 656 m or 2,152 ft)
^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.

Cours is a commune in the Rhône department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Cours-la-Ville is the municipal seat.

History

On 1 January 2016, Cours was created by the merger of Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel.^[1]

References

1. Arrêté du 18 novembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Cours, Journal officiel de la République française, 31 December 2015 (French)