Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (Fr-Paris--Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.ogg) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Nièvre department in central France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire • Commune Status — Subprefecture and commune • Arrondissement — Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire • Canton — Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire • Insee — 58086 • Postal Code — 58200 • Mayor — Daniel Gillonnier • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Cœur de Loire • Elevation M — 148 • Elevation Min M — 138 • Elevation Max M — 252 • Area Km2 — 53.30
Geography
Geography
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km northwest of Nevers. Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.
History
History
Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of Condate, but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory.
Demographics
Demographics
Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
Notable buildings
Notable buildings
The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the Romanesque style are the apse and the north-west portal. It formerly belonged to a Benedictine priory depending on the abbey of La Charité.
Notable residents
Notable residents
• Roger Marie Bricoux, cellist on the • Sophie Adenot, Astronaut
International relations
International relations
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with: • * Bad Ems, Germany * Harpenden, United Kingdom * Herentals, Belgium • Illustration — Éden cinema in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire town centre.
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Commune de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (58086), INSEE
- 3.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
- 4.Cosne. 217.
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 6.British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]. Archant Community Media Ltd.
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