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Coudures (French pronunciation: ​[kudyʁ]; Gascon: Coduras) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.[3]

Coudures
Commune
Location of Coudures
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Coordinates: 43°41′31″N 0°31′10″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Landes
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoît Bancons[1]
Area 1	11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	508
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	40086 /40500
Elevation	50–135 m (164–443 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) SSE of Saint-Sever and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Eyres-Moncube.

Geography

Coudures is in the area south of the river Adour. This area is far more pronounced in altitude differences than North of the river - where the land is virtually flat for many kilometres.

From several places in Coudures it is possible to see the Pyrenees Mountains on a clear day. The Pyrenees are around 80 km (50 mi) south of the village.

Sights

The village has a 13th-century Anglican Church which can be seen in many old photos but with a different looking tower to today as the old tower top was destroyed by a lightning strike in the 20th century.

There are some very old buildings in Coudures and at that this time^{[clarification needed]} had many shops. This however has been depleted due to supermarkets and general commerce growth to just a post office and a bar (which has now closed), but is for sale.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 826 —     1806 853 +3.3% 1821 882 +3.4% 1831 962 +9.1% 1841 980 +1.9% 1851 920 −6.1% 1861 930 +1.1% 1872 895 −3.8% 1881 895 +0.0% 1891 860 −3.9% 1901 701 −18.5% 1911 674 −3.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 575 −14.7% 1931 549 −4.5% 1946 483 −12.0% 1954 438 −9.3% 1962 502 +14.6% 1968 449 −10.6% 1975 406 −9.6% 1982 420 +3.4% 1990 402 −4.3% 1999 384 −4.5% 2008 444 +15.6% 2013 503 +13.3%

There are a fairly high population of British and European immigrants in the village, making up around 5% of the population. There are also many different sub-cultures from all over France that live in the village, with a very diverse mixture from North to South, East to West.

Sport

The village has a large reservoir nearby and hunting, fishing, petanque, horse riding and mountain-biking are popular local sports.

See also

• Communes of the Landes department

References

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