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)

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,440 —     1800 1,436 −0.04% 1806 1,414 −0.26% 1821 1,630 +0.95% 1831 1,761 +0.78% 1836 1,850 +0.99% 1841 2,022 +1.79% 1846 2,040 +0.18% 1851 2,172 +1.26% 1856 2,231 +0.54% 1861 2,154 −0.70% 1866 2,477 +2.83% 1872 2,538 +0.41% 1876 2,709 +1.64% 1881 3,458 +5.00% 1886 3,786 +1.83% 1891 3,847 +0.32% 1896 3,767 −0.42%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,829 +0.33% 1906 3,802 −0.14% 1911 3,793 −0.05% 1921 4,121 +0.83% 1926 4,273 +0.73% 1931 4,438 +0.76% 1936 3,589 −4.16% 1946 3,271 −0.92% 1954 3,228 −0.17% 1962 3,212 −0.06% 1968 3,366 +0.78% 1975 3,334 −0.14% 1982 4,021 +2.71% 1990 5,137 +3.11% 1999 5,241 +0.22% 2007 6,166 +2.05% 2012 6,056 −0.36% 2017 5,908 −0.49%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Aude department
• List of medieval bridges in France

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