Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

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Subprefecture and commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

(2020–2026) Daniel Gillonnier^[1]Area

53.30 km² (20.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

9,437 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

58086 /58200

Elevation138–252 m (453–827 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)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 (French pronunciation: [kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. A subprefecture of Nièvre, the commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.^[3]

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.^[4] Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.

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.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	10,588	—
1975	12,088	+1.91%
1982	12,463	+0.44%
1990	12,123	−0.35%
1999	11,399	−0.68%
2009	10,741	−0.59%
2014	10,553	−0.35%
2020	9,415	−1.88%
Source: INSEE^[5]

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.^[4]

Notable residents

Roger Marie Bricoux, cellist on the RMS Titanic

International relations

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Commune de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (58086), INSEE
^ ^a ^b ^c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cosne". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 217.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.