Coutras | |
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Location of Coutras  | |
  Coutras  Coutras | |
| Coordinates: 45°02′30″N 0°07′38″W / 45.0417°N 0.1272°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Libourne |
| Canton | Le Nord-Libournais |
| Intercommunality | CA Libournais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Cosnard[1] |
| Area 1 | 33.69 km2 (13.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,669 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33138 /33230 |
| Elevation | 4–74 m (13–243 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Coutras (French pronunciation: [kutʁa]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Coutras station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Angoulême, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.
History[edit]
The Battle of Coutras, one of the most important battles of the French Wars of Religion, was fought there on 20 October 1587.
Population[edit]
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coutras, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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