Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre Département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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🇫🇷 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.

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Geography 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.

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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.

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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.

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Cosne-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
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Antipodal to Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is: -177.066,-47.411

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  

🇫🇷 Sens 3.287,48.198 d: 91.3  

🇫🇷 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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