Coursan

Coursan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.

Coursan
Commune
The church in Coursan
Coat of arms
Location of Coursan
Coursan Coursan
Coordinates: 43°13′57″N 3°03′32″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
Intercommunality	Narbonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edouard Rocher
Area ^1	24.61 km^2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,908
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11106 /11110
Elevation	0–14 m (0–46 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 7 km from Narbonne on the Aude. There is a bridge built in the fifteenth century, over which passes the RN9 road. The town has a church from the same period which is in the course of being restored.

Composer Henry Fourès was born in Coursan (17 May 1948)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,440 —     1800 1,436 −0.3% 1806 1,414 −1.5% 1821 1,630 +15.3% 1831 1,761 +8.0% 1836 1,850 +5.1% 1841 2,022 +9.3% 1846 2,040 +0.9% 1851 2,172 +6.5% 1856 2,231 +2.7% 1861 2,154 −3.5% 1866 2,447 +13.6% 1872 2,538 +3.7% 1876 2,709 +6.7% 1881 3,458 +27.6% 1886 3,786 +9.5% 1891 3,847 +1.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,767 −2.1% 1901 3,829 +1.6% 1906 3,802 −0.7% 1911 3,793 −0.2% 1921 4,121 +8.6% 1926 4,273 +3.7% 1931 4,438 +3.9% 1936 3,589 −19.1% 1946 3,271 −8.9% 1954 3,228 −1.3% 1962 3,212 −0.5% 1968 3,366 +4.8% 1975 3,334 −1.0% 1982 4,021 +20.6% 1990 5,137 +27.8% 1999 5,241 +2.0% 2008 6,124 +16.8%

See also

• Aude
• Communes of the Aude department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

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

External links

• (in French) Official site