Coutras

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jérôme Cosnard^[1]Area33.69 km² (13.01 sq mi)Population8,669 • Density260/km² (670/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation4–74 m (13–243 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coutras (French pronunciation: [kutʁa]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Coutras station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Angoulême, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

History

The Battle of Coutras, one of the most important battles of the French Wars of Religion, was fought there on 20 October 1587.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,000 —     1800 3,060 +0.28% 1806 3,050 −0.05% 1821 2,821 −0.52% 1831 3,144 +1.09% 1836 3,172 +0.18% 1841 3,302 +0.81% 1846 3,200 −0.63% 1851 3,371 +1.05% 1856 3,532 +0.94% 1861 3,883 +1.91% 1866 3,789 −0.49% 1872 3,685 −0.46% 1876 3,944 +1.71% 1881 4,008 +0.32% 1886 5,092 +4.90% 1891 4,231 −3.64% 1896 3,903 −1.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,062 +0.80% 1906 4,406 +1.64% 1911 4,807 +1.76% 1921 4,924 +0.24% 1926 5,078 +0.62% 1931 5,211 +0.52% 1936 5,281 +0.27% 1946 5,540 +0.48% 1954 5,668 +0.29% 1962 5,948 +0.60% 1968 5,830 −0.33% 1975 6,040 +0.51% 1982 6,351 +0.72% 1990 6,689 +0.65% 1999 7,003 +0.51% 2007 7,815 +1.38% 2012 8,085 +0.68% 2017 8,606 +1.26%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References