Cours, Rhône
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.
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 A general view of Cours-la-Ville | |
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Location of Cours | |
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| Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Thizy-les-Bourgs |
| Intercommunality | CA de l'Ouest Rhodanien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Verchère[1] |
| Area 1 | 33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,366 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69066 /69470 |
| Elevation | 407–905 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. | |
History
On 1 January 2016, Cours was created by the merger of Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel.[3]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Arrêté du 18 novembre 2015 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Cours, Journal officiel de la République française, 31 December 2015 (in French)
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