Arthel

Arthel
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton	La Charité-sur-Loire
Community association	Communauté de communes Loire, Nièvre et Bertranges
Coordinates	47 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 25 ′ E Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 25 ′ E
height	229-353 m
surface	7.73 km 2
Residents	95 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	58700
INSEE code	58013

Arthel is a French municipality with 95 inhabitants (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the canton of La Charité-sur-Loire .

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities of Arthel are Authiou in the north, Champlin in the northeast, Montenoison in the southeast, Giry in the south and Arzembouy in the west.

history

Arthel was first mentioned in 849 and belonged to the Bishop of Nevers in 884 . In the 13th century, the place came into the possession of a family who subsequently named themselves after him. In 1378 Guillaume de Lamoignon is the owner of Arthel, in the second half of the 15th century Arthel is partly owned by Jean de Chabannes, Count von Dammartin , the other part is owned by Philibert Boutillat.