Cours-les-Barres
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
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Cours-les-Barres (French pronunciation: [kuʁ le baʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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| Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Mancion[1] |
Area 1 | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,021 |
| • Density | 48.25/km2 (125.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
The commune is in an area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire and the Loire lateral canal.
The village is 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of the centre of Nevers and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Bourges, at the junction of the D920 with the D40, D12 and D45 roads.
Population
| 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.
