Cours-les-Barres
Cours-les-Barres
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Cours-les-Barres (French pronunciation: [kuʁ le baʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Cours-les-Barres | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Mancion[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,022 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18075 /18320 |
| Elevation | 162–209 m (531–686 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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The commune is in an area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire and the Loire lateral canal.
The village is 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of the centre of Nevers and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D920 with the D40, D12 and D45 roads.
More information Year, Pop. ...
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 772 | — |
| 1968 | 698 | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 656 | −6.0% |
| 1982 | 906 | +38.1% |
| 1990 | 1,052 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 1,082 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,099 | +1.6% |
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- The fifteenth-century church of St. Pantaléon.
- The manorhouse at Givry.
- A feudal motte.
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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