Coeur d'Alene (IPA: [kɚ də liːn]) is the county seat and largest city of Kootenai County, Idaho^GR6 . As of the 2000 census Coeur d'Alene population was 34,514 (2003 estimate: 37,262). It is the largest city in the Idaho Panhandle region.

French traders named it in respect for the tough trading practices of local Indian tribes. Translated from French Coeur d'Alene means "heart of the awl" or possibly "sharp-hearted."

Coeur d'Alene has enjoyed significant growth in recent years due in part to a substantial increase in tourism encouraged by several resorts in the area. Barbara Walters called the city "a little slice of Heaven" and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit. Locally Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City" or simply by its initials: "CDA."

Coeur d'Alene is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Kootenai County. The metropolitan area is the second largest in the state.