Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a commune and a subprefecture of the Nièvre department in central France.Commune de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (58086), INSEE It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
Geography
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about northwest of Nevers. Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town.
History Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of Condate, but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory.
Demographics Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
Notable buildings The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the Romanesque style are the apse and the north-west portal. It formerly belonged to a Benedictine priory depending on the abbey of La Charité.
Notable residents
Roger Marie Bricoux, cellist on the Sophie Adenot, Astronaut
International relations
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with: Bad Ems, Germany Harpenden, United Kingdom Herentals, Belgium
See also Communes of the Nièvre department
References
External links
Official website Tourism Office