Courçais
| Courçais | ||
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Allier | |
| Arrondissement | Montluçon | |
| Canton | Huriel | |
| Community association | Pays d'Huriel | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 253-394 m | |
| surface | 26.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 325 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 03370 | |
| INSEE code | 03088 | |
Courçais is a French municipality with 325 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Allier in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montluçon and the canton of Huriel .
location
Courçais is about 20 kilometers northwest of Montluçon . Courçais is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Désiré in the north, Chazemais in the east, La Chapelaude in the south and southeast, Chambérat in the south and Viplaix in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 514 | 474 | 385 | 345 | 311 | 310 | 303 | 336 | 330 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church
- Menhir La Pierre
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 479-481.
Web links
Commons : Courçais - collection of images, videos and audio files
