Coursan

Coursan (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Corçan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Coursan station has rail connections to Narbonne, Béziers and Montpellier.

Coursan
Commune
The church in Coursan
Coat of arms
Location of Coursan
Coursan Show map of France Coursan Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°13′57″N 3°03′32″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
Intercommunality	Grand Narbonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edouard Rocher[1]
Area 1	24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,762
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11106 /11110
Elevation	0–14 m (0–46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,440 —     1800 1,436 −0.04% 1806 1,414 −0.26% 1821 1,630 +0.95% 1831 1,761 +0.78% 1836 1,850 +0.99% 1841 2,022 +1.79% 1846 2,040 +0.18% 1851 2,172 +1.26% 1856 2,231 +0.54% 1861 2,154 −0.70% 1866 2,477 +2.83% 1872 2,538 +0.41% 1876 2,709 +1.64% 1881 3,458 +5.00% 1886 3,786 +1.83% 1891 3,847 +0.32% 1896 3,767 −0.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,829 +0.33% 1906 3,802 −0.14% 1911 3,793 −0.05% 1921 4,121 +0.83% 1926 4,273 +0.73% 1931 4,438 +0.76% 1936 3,589 −4.16% 1946 3,271 −0.92% 1954 3,228 −0.17% 1962 3,212 −0.06% 1968 3,366 +0.78% 1975 3,334 −0.14% 1982 4,021 +2.71% 1990 5,137 +3.11% 1999 5,241 +0.22% 2007 6,166 +2.05% 2012 6,056 −0.36% 2017 5,908 −0.49%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Aude department
• List of medieval bridges in France