Nièvre department

Nièvre
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
prefecture	Nevers
Sub-prefecture (s)	Château-Chinon (Ville) Clamecy Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Residents	207,182 (Jan 1, 2017)
Population density	30 inhabitants per km²
surface	6,816.71 km²
Arrondissements	4th
Community associations	13
Cantons	17th
Communities	309
President of the Department Council	Alain Lassus ( PS )
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-58
Location of the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté

The Nièvre department [ njɛːvʀ ] is the French department with the atomic number 58. It is in the center of the country, in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and after the river Nièvre named. The department has an area of ​​6,817 km² and 207,182 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The seat of the prefecture is Nevers .

geography

The Nièvre department is bordered by the Yonne department to the north, the Côte-d'Or department to the east, the Saône-et-Loire department to the south-east, the Allier department to the south, the Cher department to the west and the far northwest to the Loiret department .

The department is located in the west of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and is known for its many canals. The most important river is the Loire , which flows through the southwestern area of ​​the department from the south and forms the border to the Cher department in a northerly direction behind Nevers . The eponymous Nièvre flows in Nevers from the northwest as a right tributary into the Loire. The eastern part of the department is in the Morvan low mountain range .

history

The department was formed on March 4, 1790 and is almost congruent with the old province of Nivernais .

From 1960 to 2015 it belonged to the Burgundy region , which in 2016 became part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

coat of arms

Description : In blue with red spine board two golden sloping beams .

Cities

The most populous municipalities in the Nièvre department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Nevers	32,990	Nevers
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	9,874	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Varennes-Vauzelles	9,298	Nevers
Decize	5,393
La Charité-sur-Loire	4,901	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Administrative division

The Nièvre department is divided into 4 arrondissements , 17 cantons and 309 communes :

Communes and arrondissements in the Nièvre department

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Château-Chinon (Ville)	3	80	28.008	2,168.32	13	581
Clamecy	4th	84	21,075	1,227.58	17th	582
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	3	63	43,361	1,395.42	31	584
Nevers	10	82	114,738	2,025.39	57	583
Nièvre department	17th	309	207.182	6,816.71	30th	58

See also:

• List of communes in the Nièvre department
• List of cantons in the Nièvre department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Nièvre department

Web links

Commons : Département Nièvre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Département Nièvre (French)
• Prefecture of the Nièvre department (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nievre.fr accessed on April 16, 2018.

Coordinates: 47 ° 7 '  N , 3 ° 35'  E