Cours, Lot

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Coordinates: 44°31′11″N1°32′30″E / 44.5197°N 1.5417°E / 44.5197; 1.5417 Coordinates: 44°31′11″N1°32′30″E / 44.5197°N 1.5417°E / 44.5197; 1.5417
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Lot
Arrondissement Cahors
Canton Cahors-2
Commune Bellefont-La Rauze
Area
1
17.05 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017) [1]
280
  Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
46090
Elevation140–364 m (459–1,194 ft)
(avg. 354 m or 1,161 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cours (Languedocien: Corts) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bellefont-La Rauze. [2] Its population was 280 in 2017. [1]

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