Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Bridge over the river Loire in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Location of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°24′44″N 2°55′39″E / 47.4122°N 2.9275°E / 47.4122; 2.9275
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
CantonCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityCœur de Loire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Daniel Gillonnier
Area
1
53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
9,786
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58086 /58200
Elevation138–252 m (453–827 ft)
(avg. 148 m or 486 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ] ) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Nièvre department in central France. It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.