Coutras (French pronunciation: [kutʁa]) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Coutras station has rail connections to Bordeaux, Angoulême, Périgueux, Brive-la-Gaillarde and Limoges.

The Battle of Coutras, one of the most important battles of the French Wars of Religion, was fought there on 20 October 1587.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,000 —     1800 3,060 +0.28% 1806 3,050 −0.05% 1821 2,821 −0.52% 1831 3,144 +1.09% 1836 3,172 +0.18% 1841 3,302 +0.81% 1846 3,200 −0.63% 1851 3,371 +1.05% 1856 3,532 +0.94% 1861 3,883 +1.91% 1866 3,789 −0.49% 1872 3,685 −0.46% 1876 3,944 +1.71% 1881 4,008 +0.32% 1886 5,092 +4.90% 1891 4,231 −3.64% 1896 3,903 −1.60%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,062 +0.80% 1906 4,406 +1.64% 1911 4,807 +1.76% 1921 4,924 +0.24% 1926 5,078 +0.62% 1931 5,211 +0.52% 1936 5,281 +0.27% 1946 5,540 +0.48% 1954 5,668 +0.29% 1962 5,948 +0.60% 1968 5,830 −0.33% 1975 6,040 +0.51% 1982 6,351 +0.72% 1990 6,689 +0.65% 1999 7,003 +0.51% 2007 7,815 +1.38% 2012 8,085 +0.68% 2017 8,606 +1.26%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Communes of the Gironde department