Cours, Rhône

Cours
Commune
A general view of Cours-la-Ville
Coat of arms
Location of Cours
Cours Location within France Cours Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 4°19′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton	Thizy-les-Bourgs
Intercommunality	CA de l'Ouest Rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Verchère
Area 1	33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	4,306
• Density	127.4/km2 (329.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69066 /69470
Elevation	407–905 m (1,335–2,969 ft) (avg. 656 m or 2,152 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cours (French pronunciation: [kuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Rhône department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Cours-la-Ville is the municipal seat.

History

On 1 January 2016, Cours was created by the merger of Cours-la-Ville, Pont-Trambouze and Thel.

Population

Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,879	—
1975	6,528	−0.75%
1982	6,054	−1.07%
1990	5,487	−1.22%
1999	5,082	−0.85%
2007	4,726	−0.90%
2012	4,624	−0.44%
2017	4,449	−0.77%
2023	4,306	−0.54%
Source: INSEE