Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Cosne- Cours- sur -Loire is a commune with 10,484 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nièvre in the Burgundy region. It is the administrative seat of the arrondissement Cosne- Cours- sur- Loire and the cantons Cosne- Cours- sur- Loire and North Cosne- Cours- sur- Loire Sud. She is a member of the Communauté de communes et Loire Nohain.

The city was formed on 1 January 1973 from the communities Cosne- sur -Loire and Cours, and is usually only called Cosne. It lies on the Loire and on Nohain, on Route nationale 7 and the Autoroute A77.

Part of the agricultural land is used for growing grapes. The vineyards of the community associated with the protected appellation Coteaux du Giennois.

Demographics

Twinning

  • Bad Ems, Rhineland -Palatinate ( Germany ), since 1974
  • Harpenden, UK, since 1982
  • Herentals, Flanders (Belgium ), since 1999

Personalities

Daughters and sons

  • Charles Girault (1851-1932), architect of the Petit Palais, was born in Cosne -sur -Loire
  • Marthe Mellot (1870-1947), actress, was painted by Toulouse- Lautrec for one of his posters.
  • Élodie Frégé ( b. 1982 ), French singer ( Pop )
  • Roger Marie Bricoux (1892-1912), musicians on the Titanic

Connected with the community

  • Paul Doumer, President of France, lived here from 1921 to 1932.
  • Michel Guérard des Lauriers OP, Catholic theologian and bishop, died here
Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Cantons of France Postal codes in France A77 autoroute INSEE Alligny-Cosne
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