Coursan
Coursan | |
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The church in Coursan | |
Location of Coursan | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′57″N 3°03′32″E / 43.2325°N 3.0589°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aude |
| Arrondissement | Narbonne |
| Canton | Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude |
| Intercommunality | Grand Narbonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Edouard Rocher |
Area 1 | 24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 5,762 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 11106 /11110 |
| Elevation | 0–14 m (0–46 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Coursan (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɑ̃] ⓘ; Occitan: Corçan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Coursan station has rail connections to Narbonne, Béziers and Montpellier.
It is 7 km from Narbonne on the river Aude. There is a bridge built in the fifteenth century, over which passes the RN9 road. The town has a church from the same period which is in the course of being restored.
Composer Henry Fourès was born in Coursan (17 May 1948)