Cours-les-Barres (French pronunciation: [kuʁ le baʁ]) is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
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Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Mancion |
Area 1 | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
Population | 1,013 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 18075 /18320 |
Elevation | 162–209 m (531–686 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire and the Loire lateral canal, some 26 miles (42 km) east of Bourges at the junction of the D920 with the D40, D12 and D45 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 772 | — |
1968 | 698 | −9.6% |
1975 | 656 | −6.0% |
1982 | 906 | +38.1% |
1990 | 1,052 | +16.1% |
1999 | 1,082 | +2.9% |
2008 | 1,099 | +1.6% |