Coursan Explained

Coursan
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Coursan (Aude).svg
Arrondissement:Narbonne
Canton:Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
Insee:11106
Postal Code:11110
Mayor:Edouard Rocher[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Grand Narbonne
Coordinates:43.2325°N 3.0589°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:14
Area Km2:24.61

Coursan (in French pronounced as /kuʁsɑ̃/; Occitan (post 1500);: Corçan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Coursan station has rail connections to Narbonne, Béziers and Montpellier.

It is 7 km from Narbonne on the river 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)

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  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.