Cours-la-Ville

Part of Cours in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Cours-la-Ville

46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E / 46.1003°N 4.3214°E / 46.1003; 4.3214CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesDepartmentRhôneArrondissementVillefranche-sur-SaôneCantonThizy-les-BourgsCommuneCoursArea

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.

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.

History

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

Cours-la-Ville is twinned with:

Winslow, United Kingdom^[3]^[4]

References

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