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Le Cours

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Le Cours

Total population

675

Elevation27 m
Land area15.63 km²
Coordinates47.74°, -2.50°

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City facts

Elevation
27 m
Area
15.63 km²
Official website
le-cours.questembert-communaute.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Le Cours is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

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History & geography

Geography

The river Arz forms all of the commune's southern border.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
47.7416
Longitude
-2.5010
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
38,370
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,098
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    981
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    866
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    811
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    790
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    769
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    692
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    598

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
95
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2013-11-21

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bretagne

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,325

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
35
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Le Cours

Etude sur la cour ducale et les origines du Parlament de Bretagne
Ernest Texier · 1905
Histoire de la révolution en Bretagne
Charles Le Téo · 1899
Pontcallec
Pierre de La Condamine · 1973
Le Palais de justice de Rennes [et] la cour de Parlement de Bretagne
Georges Nitsch · 1994
Le dernier cours d'histoire
Maud Haymovici · 2010
Le Palais de justice de Rennes et la cour de Parlement de Bretagne
Georges Nitsch · 1932
Très-humbles et très-respectueuses remontrances qui présentent au roi les gens tenans sa cour de Parlement séant à Rouen, concernant les affaires de Bretagne
France. Parlement (Normandy) · 1765
La Famille, l'enfant et l'éducation en France et en Grande-Bretagne du XVIS au XVIII siècle (Les Cours de Sorbonne)

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Le Cours, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Le Cours (56) Mairie — Le Cours, France0 miLe Cours (56) Église Notre-Dame — Le Cours, France0 miPierre Longue (Molac) de dos — Le Cours, France1.8 miPierre Longue (Molac) de face — Le Cours, France1.8 miPierre Longue (Molac) de face1 — Le Cours, France1.8 miPierre Longue (Molac) face2 — Le Cours, France1.8 miLarré - croix Saint-Christophe — Le Cours, France2.1 miLarré - église et croix Saint-Christophe — Le Cours, France2.1 miLarré - motorhome parking across the lake (48630074236) — Le Cours, France2.1 miLarré - motorhome parking across the lake (48630212962) — Le Cours, France2.1 miLarré - the lake (48630064796) — Le Cours, France2.1 miLarré - croix de cimetière (3) — Le Cours, France2.3 miLarré - croix de cimetière (2) — Le Cours, France2.3 miLarré - croix de cimetière (1) — Le Cours, France2.3 miLarré - croix de cimetière (4) — Le Cours, France2.3 miSaint-Guyomard - église (01) — Le Cours, France2.8 miSaint-Guyomard - église (02) — Le Cours, France2.8 miSaint-Guyomard - église (04) — Le Cours, France2.8 miSaint-Guyomard - église (03) — Le Cours, France2.8 miSaint-Guyomard - Rue de la Chapelle - boîte à livres — Le Cours, France2.8 miISS051-E-13041 - View of Earth — Le Cours, France2.9 miISS051-E-13042 - View of Earth — Le Cours, France2.9 miISS065-E-428720 - View of Earth — Le Cours, France2.9 miISS065-E-433012 - View of Earth — Le Cours, France2.9 mi

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
56045
Department
56
Region
53
Population (Wikidata)
697

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr