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.

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