Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire facts for kids
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Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
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 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Location in France
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Location in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Canton | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Intercommunality | Loire, Vignobles et Nohain | |
| Area
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53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi) | |
| Population
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10,553 | |
| • Density | 197.992/km2 (512.80/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
58086 /58200
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| Elevation | 138–252 m (453–827 ft) (avg. 195 m or 640 ft) |
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| 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
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), and its average altitude is 195 m (640 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 150 m (490 ft).
| 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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Myennes | La Celle-sur-Loire | Saint-Vérain | |
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Saint-Loup Saint-Père |
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| Boulleret (Cher department) |
Tracy-sur-Loire | Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain |
Climate
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
The inhabitants of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire are known, in French, as Cosnois (women: Cosnoises).
With a population of 10,553, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has a population density of 198 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Administration
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).
Twin towns
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
Bad Ems, Germany, since 1974
Harpenden, United Kingdom, since 1982
Herentals, Belgium, since 1999
Gallery
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Musée de la Loire
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The Loire in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
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The Nohain in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire para niños
