Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Bridge over the Loire River in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Location within Burgundy region  Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire-Nord and Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire-Sud
Intercommunality	Loire et Nohain
Mayor	Alain Dherbier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	138–252 m (453–827 ft) (avg. 148 m/486 ft)
Land area1	53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population2	11,399  (1999)
- Density	214 /km2 (550 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	58086/ 58200
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.

Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.41222°N 2.9275°E / 47.41222; 2.9275

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 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

Eden cinema in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire town centre.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns - Sister cities

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:

Bad Ems, Germany Harpenden, United Kingdom Herentals, Belgium

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website (French)
• Tourism Office