Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is a "commune" in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.
Geography.
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is in the northwest of the department, on the border with the Cher department; it is on the confluence of the Loire and the Nohain rivers at of Nevers, the subprefecture of the Nièvre department.
The "commune" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is surrounded by the "communes" La Celle-sur-Loire, Myennes, Tracy-sur-Loire, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain, Saint-Loup, Saint-Père and Saint-Vérain; it borders to the west with the Cher department.
Climate.
The Köppen climate classification type for Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb.
Population.
The inhabitants of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire are known, in French, as "Cosnois" (women: "Cosnoises").
With a population of 10,553, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has a population density of inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Administration.
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is a subprefecture of the Nièvre department since 1800. It is also the capital of the "arrondissement" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the administrative centre () of the "canton" of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire formed by 7 "communes", with 14,926 inhabitants (2014).
Twin towns.
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with: