Coudures (; Gascon language: Coduras) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.[ INSEE commune file]
It is located SSE of Saint-Sever and from Eyres-Moncube.
Geography
Coudures is in the area south of the river
Adour. This area is far more pronounced in altitude differences than North of the river - where the land is virtually flat for many kilometres.
From several places in Coudures it is possible to see the Pyrenees Mountains on a clear day. The Pyrenees are around south of the village.
History
The village was established in 1305 as a
bastide by the Lord of Lescun on territory of the English King
Edward II.
[ Histoire de Coudures, Mairie de Coudures.] The village church was drastically remodelled at the end of the 19th century.
[ L'église de Coudures, Mairie de Coudures.]
Population
There are a fairly high population of British and European immigrants in the village, making up around 5% of the population. There are also many different sub-cultures from all over
France that live in the village, with a very diverse mixture from North to South, East to West.
Sport
The village has a large reservoir nearby and hunting, fishing, petanque, horse riding and mountain-biking are popular local sports.
See also
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Communes of the Landes department
