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Coudures
Coudures
Commune
	Location of Coudures
	Coudures Coudures
	Coordinates: 43°41′31″N 0°31′10″W / 43.6919°N 0.5194°W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît Bancons
Area 1	11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population (2021)	543
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40086 /40500
Elevation	50–135 m (164–443 ft) ; (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coudures (French pronunciation: [kudyʁ]; Gascon: Coduras) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.^[3]

It is located 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Saint-Sever and 4 km (2 mi) from Eyres-Moncube.

Geography

Coudures is in the area south of the river Adour. This area is far more pronounced in altitude differences than North of the river - where the land is virtually flat for many kilometres.

From several places in Coudures it is possible to see the Pyrenees Mountains on a clear day. The Pyrenees are around 80 km (50 mi) south of the village.

History

The village was established in 1305 as a bastide by the Lord of Lescun on territory of the English King Edward II.^[4] The village church was drastically remodelled at the end of the 19th century.^[5]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	449	—
1975	406	−1.43%
1982	420	+0.49%
1990	402	−0.55%
1999	384	−0.51%
2009	460	+1.82%
2014	483	+0.98%
2020	536	+1.75%
Source: INSEE^[6]

There are a fairly high population of British and European immigrants in the village, making up around 5% of the population. There are also many different sub-cultures from all over France that live in the village, with a very diverse mixture from North to South, East to West.