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Coursan (; ) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Coursan station has rail connections to Narbonne, Béziers and Montpellier.

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Coursan is a commune in France, situated within the Aude department and the arrondissement of Narbonne. It serves as the capital of the canton of Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude. The town is located in the Occitanie region and shares borders with Cuxac-d'Aude, Narbonne, Salles-d'Aude, and Vinassan. It lies next to the Aude body of water.

The commune has an area of 24.61 square kilometers and a population of 6,121, comprising 2,854 males and 3,054 females. Its postal code is 11110. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 14 meters.

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Place details

Locality
Coursan
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Population
5,632
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
8.2 µg/m³
PM10
12.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Coursan
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Coursan, Eglise Notre-Dame 1.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Coursan
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Coursan (Aude).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Narbonne
French commune.canton
Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
French commune.INSEE
11106
French commune.postal code
11110
French commune.mayor
Edouard Rocher
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Grand Narbonne
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
14
French commune.area km2
24.61

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Coursan
Country
France
Population
5737
Area
24.61
Elevation
5
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Aude
Shares border with
Nissan-lez-Enserune
Official website
www.coursan.fr
Image
Coursan, Eglise Notre-Dame 1.jpg
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Commons category
Coursan
postal code
11110
native label
Coursan
associated electoral district
canton of Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
male population
2854
female population
3054
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-68-46-61-61
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Encyclopedic overview

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Coursan (; ) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coursan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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