Cours-les-Barres | |
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Coordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°ECoordinates: 47°01′32″N 3°01′56″E / 47.0256°N 3.0322°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Pouillard |
Area1 | 21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 1,099 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Cours-les-Barres is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.
An area of farming and forestry comprising a village and several hamlets situated by the banks of both the Loire River 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.