Coursan

Coursan
The church in Coursan
Location of Coursan
Coursan
Coursan
Coordinates: 43°13′57″N 3°03′32″E / 43.2325°N 3.0589°E / 43.2325; 3.0589
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAude
ArrondissementNarbonne
CantonLes Basses Plaines de l'Aude
IntercommunalityGrand Narbonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Edouard Rocher[1]
Area
1
24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
5,762
 • Density234.1/km2 (606.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
11106 /11110
Elevation0–14 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.

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)

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References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coursan, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE