Cours-les-Barres
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Cher | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Canton | La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | |
| Community association | Portes du Berry between Loire and Val d'Aubois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 2 ′ N , 3 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 166-210 m | |
| surface | 21.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,034 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 18320 | |
| INSEE code | 18075 | |
 Loire bridge from Couer-les-Barres, district Givry to Fourchambault |
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Cours-les-Barres is a French commune with 1,034 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Cher in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond and is part of the canton of La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois .
geography
Cours-les-Barres is located about 48 kilometers east-southeast of Bourges and about ten kilometers west-northwest of Nevers on the Loire , which borders the municipality in the east, and on the Canal latéral à la Loire . Cours-les-Barres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jouet-sur-l'Aubois in the north, Germigny-sur-Loire in the northeast, Garchizy in the east and northeast, Fourchambault in the east and southeast, Cuffy in the south and Torteron in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 772 | 698 | 656 | 906 | 1,052 | 1,082 | 1,121 | 1,071 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pantaléon church
- Givry Mansion
- Remains of a hill fort
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Cher. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-088-4 , pp. 482-483.
