Coudures

Coudures is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Coudures
Commune
Location of Coudures
Coudures
Coudures
Coordinates: 43°41′31″N 0°31′10″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLandes
ArrondissementMont-de-Marsan
CantonChalosse Tursan
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Benoît Bancons
Area
1
11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
451
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
40086 /40500
Elevation50–135 m (164–443 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) SSE of Saint-Sever and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Eyres-Moncube.

Geography

Coudures is in the area south of the Adour river. This area is far more pronounced in altitude differences than North of the river - where the land is virtually flat for many kilometres.

From several places in Coudures it is possible to see the Pyrenees Mountains on a clear day. The Pyrenees are around 80 km (50 mi) south of the village.

Sights

The village has a 13th-century Anglican Church which can be seen in many old photos but with a different looking tower to today as the old tower top was destroyed by a lightning strike in the 20th century.

There are some very old buildings in Coudures and at that this time had many shops. This however has been depleted due to supermarkets and general commerce growth to just a post office and a bar (which has now closed), but is for sale.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793826—    
1806853+3.3%
1821882+3.4%
1831962+9.1%
1841980+1.9%
1851920−6.1%
1861930+1.1%
1872895−3.8%
1881895+0.0%
1891860−3.9%
1901701−18.5%
1911674−3.9%
YearPop.±%
1921575−14.7%
1931549−4.5%
1946483−12.0%
1954438−9.3%
1962502+14.6%
1968449−10.6%
1975406−9.6%
1982420+3.4%
1990402−4.3%
1999384−4.5%
2008444+15.6%
2013503+13.3%

There are a fairly high population of British and European immigrants in the village, making up around 5% of the population. There are also many different sub-cultures from all over France that live in the village, with a very diverse mixture from North to South, East to West.

Sport

The village has a large reservoir nearby and hunting, fishing, petanque, horse riding and mountain-biking are popular local sports.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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