Coursan

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Coursan
Commune
The church in Coursan
Coat of arms
Location of Coursan
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Coordinates: 43°13′57″N 3°03′32″E / 43.2325°N 3.0589°E / 43.2325; 3.0589
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Aude
Arrondissement	Narbonne
Canton	Les Basses Plaines de l'Aude
Intercommunality	Grand Narbonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edouard Rocher[1]
Area 1	24.61 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,751
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	11106 /11110
Elevation	0–14 m (0–46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coursan (French pronunciation: [kuʁsɑ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Corçan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Coursan station has rail connections to Narbonne, Béziers and Montpellier.

It is 7 km from Narbonne on the river Aude. There is a bridge built in the fifteenth century, over which passes the RN9 road. The town has a church from the same period which is in the course of being restored.

Composer Henry Fourès was born in Coursan (17 May 1948)