Cours, Rhône

Cours
Commune
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
Coat of arms of Cours
Coat of arms
Location of Cours
Map
Cours is located in France
Cours
Cours
Cours is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cours
Cours
Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E / 46.1003; 4.3214
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonThizy-les-Bourgs
IntercommunalityCA de l'Ouest Rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Verchère[1]
Area
1
33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,329
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69066 /69470
Elevation407–905 m (1,335–2,969 ft)
(avg. 656 m or 2,152 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cours (French pronunciation: [kuʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Rhône department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Cours-la-Ville is the municipal seat.

History

On 1 January 2016, Cours was created by the merger of Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,879—    
1975 6,528−0.75%
1982 6,054−1.07%
1990 5,487−1.22%
1999 5,082−0.85%
2007 4,726−0.90%
2009 3,916−8.97%
2012 4,624+5.70%
2014 2,625−24.65%
2017 4,449+19.23%
2020 4,366−0.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Arrêté du 18 novembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Cours, Journal officiel de la République française, 31 December 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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