What is Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire?
{{Infobox French subdivision | type = arr | name=Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | INSEE=584 | nbcomm=63 | prefecture=n | seat=[[Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire]] | population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} | population_as_of = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes2}} | area=1395.4 | image_map=Locator map of Arrondissement Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 2019.png | map_caption=Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté }} The '''arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire''' is an [[Arrondissements of France|arrondissement]] of France. It is part of the [[Nièvre]] ''[[Departments of France|département]]'' in the [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] [[Regions of France|region]]. Its [[Capital city|capital]] is the city of [[Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire]]. ==History== When the Nièvre department was created on 17 February 1800, the ''arrondissement'' of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire was part of that original department, with the original name of ''Cosne''. In 1952, the name was changed to ''Cosne-sur-Loire'', and in 1973, after the ''commune'' ''Cours'' was joined to the ''commune'' Cosne-sur-Loire, the name was changed to the present name.<ref name=splaf>{{cite web |url=http://splaf.free.fr/58his.html |title=Historique de la Nièvre |work=Le SPLAF |language=French |accessdate=7 October 2014 |date= }}</ref> ==Geography== The ''arrondissement'' of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire is bordered to the north by the [[Yonne]] ([[Burgundy]]) department, to the east by the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Clamecy|Clamecy]], to the south by the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Nevers|Nevers]] and to the west by the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] ([[Centre-Val de Loire]]) department. It is the westernmost of the ''arrondissements'' of the department, with an area of {{Convert|1403.3|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=ARR-584 |title=Arrondissement de Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire (584) |work= Comparateur