🇫🇷 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.
1Geography Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km north-west of Nevers. Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.
1History 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.
1Notable 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.
1Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has a population of over 9,741 people. Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire also forms the centre of the wider Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Arrondissement which has a population of over 43,893 people. It is also a part of the larger Nièvre Département. Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is situated near Nevers.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has links with:
🇩🇪 Bad Ems, Germany 🏴 Harpenden, England 🇧🇪 Herentals, Belgium🇦🇹 Bruck an der Mur 47.417
🇨🇭 St. Gallen 47.423
🇭🇺 Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre 47.433
🇭🇺 Pesterzsébet 47.433
🇷🇺 Novocherkassk 47.437
🇫🇷 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon 47.367
🇫🇷 Montereau-Fault-Yonne 2.951
🇪🇸 La Bisbal d'Empordà 3.033
Locations Near: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 2.93391,47.4112
🇫🇷 Nevers 3.162,46.987 d: 50.2
🇫🇷 Montargis 2.733,47.998 d: 66.9
🇫🇷 Bourges 2.396,47.084 d: 54.5
🇫🇷 Auxerre 3.566,47.797 d: 63.9
🇫🇷 Saint-Amand-Montrond 2.506,46.726 d: 82.8
🇫🇷 Moulins 3.333,46.565 d: 98.8
🇫🇷 Avallon 3.902,47.492 d: 73.4
🇫🇷 Montereau-Fault-Yonne 2.951,48.385 d: 108.3
🇫🇷 Pithiviers 2.251,48.172 d: 98.8
Antipodal to: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire -177.066,-47.411
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