Cours-les-Barres
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Location within Centre region  Cours-les-Barres | |
| Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°ECoordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Pouillard |
| Area1 | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 1,099 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 18075 / 18320 |
| Elevation |
162–209 m (531–686 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
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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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 772 | — |
| 1968 | 698 | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 656 | −6.0% |
| 1982 | 906 | +38.1% |
| 1990 | 1,052 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 1,082 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1,099 | +1.6% |
Sights
- The fifteenth-century church of St. Pantaléon.
- The manorhouse at Givry.
- A feudal motte.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cours-les-Barres. |
- Cours-les-Barres on the Quid website (French)
