Cours-les-Barres

Cours-les-Barres
Cours-les-Barres

Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°E / 47.0256; 3.0322Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°E / 47.0256; 3.0322
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond
Canton La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Pouillard
Area1 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,099
  Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

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

Cours-les-Barres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.

Geography

An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire River and the Loire lateral canal, some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D40, D12 and D45 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962772    
1968698−9.6%
1975656−6.0%
1982906+38.1%
19901,052+16.1%
19991,082+2.9%
20081,099+1.6%

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References

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