Cours-la-Ville

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.

Cours-la-Ville
Part of Cours
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
Coat of arms
Location of Cours-la-Ville
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Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Thizy-les-Bourgs
Commune	Cours
Area 1	19.48 km2 (7.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	3,565
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	69470
Elevation	437–860 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.

History

It was formed in 1974 by the merger of Cours and La Ville.^[2] On 1 January 2016, Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel merged becoming one commune called Cours.^[3]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Cours-la-Ville is twinned with:

• Winslow, United Kingdom^[4][5]

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department