Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

**Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire** is a *commune* in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.

## Geography
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is in the northwest of the department, on the border with the Cher department; it is on the confluence of the Loire and the Nohain rivers at  of Nevers, the subprefecture of the Nièvre department.

The *commune* of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is surrounded by the *communes* La Celle-sur-Loire, Myennes, Tracy-sur-Loire, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain, Saint-Loup, Saint-Père and Saint-Vérain; it borders to the west with the Cher department.

### Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype **Cfb**.

## Population
The inhabitants of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire are known, in French, as *Cosnois* (women: *Cosnoises*).

With a population of 10,553, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire has a population density of  inhabitants/km2.

**Evolution of the population in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire**

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## Administration
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is a subprefecture of the Nièvre department since 1800. It is also the capital of the *arrondissement* of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the administrative centre () of the *canton* of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire formed by 7 *communes*, with 14,926 inhabitants (2014).

### Twin towns 
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
*  Bad Ems, Germany, since 1974
*  Harpenden, United Kingdom, since 1982
*  Herentals, Belgium, since 1999

## Gallery

File:Mairie de Cosne sur Loire.JPG|City hall.
File:Musée de la Loire - Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.jpg|*Musée de la Loire*
File:Bords de Loire, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.jpg|The Loire in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
File:Le Nohain à Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 01.jpg|The Nohain in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.

## References
## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Nièvre department
* Communes of the Nièvre department

## Other websites
* Ville de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire - official website  
* Office de Tourisme de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire