Cours-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [kuʁ la vil] ) is a former commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. It is the seat of the commune of Cours.

Cours-la-Ville
Part of Cours
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
Coat of arms of Cours-la-Ville
Location of Cours-la-Ville
Map
Cours-la-Ville is located in France
Cours-la-Ville
Cours-la-Ville
Cours-la-Ville is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cours-la-Ville
Cours-la-Ville
Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E / 46.1003; 4.3214
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentRhône
ArrondissementVillefranche-sur-Saône
CantonThizy-les-Bourgs
CommuneCours
Area
1
19.48 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,626
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
69470
Elevation437–860 m (1,434–2,822 ft)
(avg. 586 m or 1,923 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History edit

It was formed in 1974 by the merger of Cours and La Ville. On 1 January 2016, Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel merged becoming one commune called Cours.[2]

International relations edit

Cours-la-Ville is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Commune de Cours-la-Ville (69066), commune déléguée, INSEE
  3. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  4. ^ "Winslow Anglo French Twinning Association". Retrieved 23 April 2007.