| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Commune Status: | Subprefecture and commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Cosne.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Canton: | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Insee: | 58086 |
| Postal Code: | 58200 |
| Mayor: | Daniel Gillonnier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Cœur de Loire |
| Coordinates: | 47.4122°N 2.9275°W |
| Elevation M: | 148 |
| Elevation Min M: | 138 |
| Elevation Max M: | 252 |
| Area Km2: | 53.30 |
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (in French pronounced as /kon kuʁ syʁ lwaʁ/) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. A subprefecture of Nièvre, the commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours.[2]
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km 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.
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.
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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France.
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is twinned with:
