Cours-la-Ville

Cours-la-Ville

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Cours-la-Ville

Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E / 46.1003; 4.3214Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E / 46.1003; 4.3214
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Rhône
Arrondissement Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton Thizy-les-Bourgs
Area1 19.48 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 3,817
  Density 200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 69066 / 69470
Elevation 437–860 m (1,434–2,822 ft)
(avg. 586 m or 1,923 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cours-la-Ville is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the seat of the commune of Cours.

History

It was formed in 1974 by the merger of Cours and La Ville. On 1 January 2016, Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel merged becoming one commune called Cours.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Cours-la-Ville is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  2. "Winslow Anglo French Twinning Association". Retrieved 23 April 2007.
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