# Courçais

> commune in Allier, France

**Wikidata**: [Q242830](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242830)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courçais)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/cour-ais

## Summary
Courçais is a commune (municipality) in the Allier department of central France. It lies in the arrondissement of Montluçon and is located at coordinates 46.470833333333 N, 2.4355555555556 E.

## Key Facts
- Status: Commune in Allier, France (French territorial subdivision: commune of France).
- Country: France — a country located primarily in Western Europe and extending to other continents through overseas territories.
- Department: Allier (French department; inception: 1790-03-04).
- Arrondissement: Montluçon (arrondissement of France).
- Coordinates: latitude 46.470833333333; longitude 2.4355555555556.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Allier, France".
- Wikipedia title: Courçais.
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 46.
- Alias: Corsai.
- Population (recorded discrete values from available sources): 343.0; 333.0; 332.0; 325.0; 325.0; 474.0; 385.0; 345.0; 311.0; 310.0; 303.0; 336.0; 320.0; 316.0; 313.0; 309.0; 314.0.
- Related territorial classification: belongs to the class "commune of France" (inception of the commune institution: 1789).
- Arrondissement sitelink count (Montluçon): 34.

(For context: France — the country in which Courçais is located — has the following provided reference facts: official name République française; capital Paris; population 68,605,616 (2025 estimate); area 643,801 km²; government type semi-presidential republic; national motto "Liberté, égalité, fraternité"; national anthem "La Marseillaise"; ISO codes FR / FRA / 250; driving side right; currency Euro (metropolitan France); and historical origin points including the Treaty of Verdun (843 AD) and the First French Empire proclamation in 1804.)

## FAQs
Q: What is Courçais?
A: Courçais is a French commune (municipality) located in the Allier department and administered within the arrondissement of Montluçon.

Q: Where is Courçais located geographically?
A: Courçais is at latitude 46.470833333333 and longitude 2.4355555555556, in central France within the Allier department.

Q: What are the administrative hierarchies that include Courçais?
A: Courçais is a commune (the basic municipal unit in France), part of the department of Allier, and lies under the arrondissement of Montluçon; its country is France.

Q: What population data exist for Courçais?
A: Available discrete population values recorded in the provided sources include: 343.0; 333.0; 332.0; 325.0; 325.0; 474.0; 385.0; 345.0; 311.0; 310.0; 303.0; 336.0; 320.0; 316.0; 313.0; 309.0; 314.0. These are the raw figures supplied; no dates or trends were provided for each value.

Q: Does Courçais have other names or identifiers?
A: Yes. An alias listed for Courçais is "Corsai". Its Wikidata description is "commune in Allier, France" and its Wikipedia page title is "Courçais".

Q: How is Courçais connected to national territorial structures in France?
A: Courçais is an instance of the French commune system (institutional inception 1789), located within Allier department (created 1790-03-04) and the arrondissement of Montluçon.

## Why It Matters
Courçais matters as a functioning local municipality within France’s long-established territorial administration. As a commune, Courçais is the primary level of local governance and civil administration; it participates in the delivery of local services, registers residents for civic purposes, and contributes to regional demographics and rural community life in Allier. The documented population values, even though small, reflect the human scale and demographic variability typical of many rural French communes and are important for local planning, electoral representation, and the allocation of departmental and national resources. Its precise coordinates anchor it for mapping, geographic analysis, and integration into regional infrastructure or environmental planning in the arrondissement of Montluçon and the Allier department.

## Notable For
- Being a commune in the Allier department and administered within the arrondissement of Montluçon.
- Having the recorded alias "Corsai", indicating an alternative or historical form of the name.
- Possessing precise geographic coordinates: 46.470833333333 N, 2.4355555555556 E.
- Exhibiting a small, variable recorded population across multiple observations (sample values range roughly from ~303 to 474 in the provided dataset).
- Having a dedicated Wikipedia title ("Courçais") and a Wikidata description explicitly identifying its status and location.

## Body

### Overview
Courçais is identified as a commune — the lowest level of administrative division in France. The entry for Courçais is linked to national and departmental structures: it is situated in France, within the Allier department, and is part of the arrondissement of Montluçon. The commune is represented on Wikipedia under the title "Courçais" and on Wikidata with the short description "commune in Allier, France."

### Location and Administrative Status
- Country: France (primary national authority; France is located primarily in Western Europe and maintains overseas territories in other continents).
- Department: Allier — Allier is a French department founded (inception date given) on 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissement: Montluçon — Courçais is administered within this arrondissement, which is an administrative subdivision of the department.
- Territorial type: Commune of France — the institutional form of municipality whose inception is noted in the sources as 1789.

### Geographic Coordinates
- Latitude: 46.470833333333.
- Longitude: 2.4355555555556.
These coordinates locate Courçais in central France and are usable for mapping, GIS, and navigation.

### Demographics
- Provided discrete population figures for Courçais include: 343.0; 333.0; 332.0; 325.0; 325.0; 474.0; 385.0; 345.0; 311.0; 310.0; 303.0; 336.0; 320.0; 316.0; 313.0; 309.0; 314.0.
- The supplied dataset does not include dates or labels for each population figure; the values should therefore be treated as raw observations rather than a dated time series.

### Names, Aliases, and Identifiers
- Primary name: Courçais (used as the Wikipedia page title).
- Alias: Corsai (alternative or variant name recorded in the source).
- Wikidata short description: "commune in Allier, France."
- Sitelink count: 46 (number of linked pages across Wikimedia projects as reported).

### Related Entities and Context
- France: Courçais is located in France. The source provides an extensive profile of France including origin points (Treaty of Verdun, First French Empire), governance form (semi-presidential republic), national statistics (e.g., population 68,605,616 as of 2025 estimate; area 643,801 km²), and numerous national-level attributes such as currency (Euro), ISO codes (FR / FRA / 250), national symbols (tricolore, "La Marseillaise"), and memberships in international organizations (EU, UN Security Council, NATO, etc.). These contextual facts place Courçais within the broader framework of French territorial organization and national institutions.
- Allier: The departmental context for Courçais — Allier is one of the departments of France (inception 1790-03-04). Allier organizes departmental services, supports communes within its borders, and participates in regional governance affecting Courçais.
- Arrondissement of Montluçon: Montluçon is the arrondissement administering Courçais. The arrondissement constitutes an intermediary level of state administration between department and commune.

### Administrative and Institutional Inception References
- Commune of France: institutional inception noted (1789) in the provided material; communes are the established municipal units into which places like Courçais are categorized.
- Allier department inception: 1790-03-04 (departmental creation date provided).
- National historical points relevant to Courçais’s country context: Treaty of Verdun (843) establishing West Francia and the First French Empire (1804) as key historical markers included in the source’s description of France.

### Data Coverage and Limitations
- The provided material lists discrete population figures but does not attach dates or sources to individual counts; users should not assume a chronological order or recency without consulting original demographic sources.
- No founding date, municipal charter, mayoral information, area (km²) for Courçais, local landmarks, postal code, or INSEE code were provided in the source material; those details are therefore omitted here to avoid fabrication.

### References in Source Data
- Structured properties included in the source: aliases (Corsai), population values (as enumerated above), coordinates, sitelink_count (46), wikipedia_title (Courçais), and a succinct Wikidata description. These are the primary structured facts available for Courçais in the supplied dataset.

### Practical Uses of This Entry
- The coordinates and administrative assignments make this entry suitable for geographic databases, mapping services, administrative directory listings, and inclusion in regional planning datasets.
- The population figures provide raw demographic inputs useful for small-scale analyses, with the caveat that the figures lack dates in the provided material.

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2. dataset of postal codes in France. 2018
3. INSEE code
4. répertoire géographique des communes
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7. Recensement de la population 2015. National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 2017
8. Populations légales 2016
9. Populations légales 2017
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13. Populations légales 2020
14. Populations légales 2021
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