Decize
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Nevers | |
| Canton | Decize (main town) | |
| Community association | Sud Nivernais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 3 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 183-243 m | |
| surface | 48.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,393 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 112 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58300 | |
| INSEE code | 58095 | |
| Website | www.ville-decize.fr | |
 Clock tower, also called Tour-Guy-Coquille , behind it the Hotel de Ville (town hall) |
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Decize is a French town with 5393 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is the capital of the eponymous canton of Decize .
geography
The city lies on the Loire River , right at the confluence of the right tributary Aron . The Canal du Nivernais , which started from Auxerre and conquered the Morvan Mountains , also flows directly next to it . After crossing the Loire, which is not navigable here, watercraft are connected to the Canal latéral à la Loire (German: Loire-Seitenkanal ), which runs south of the Loire .
history
Originally Decetia was the name of a Gallo-Roman oppidum of the Celtic Haedu , which was already mentioned by Caesar in his commentaries . Because of its favorable traffic situation, the later Decize became a frequented trading center.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 6594 | 7175 | 7528 | 7437 | 6876 | 6456 | 5975 | 5689 |
Attractions
- Castle ruins of the Counts of Nevers
- Wall remains of the city fortifications
- Church Saint-Aré from the 11th and 12th centuries with its venerable crypt from the 7th century
- Former mini- monastery
Personalities
- Claude-François Lizarde de Radonvilliers (1710–1789), French grammarian and member of the Académie française
- Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767–1794), French writer and revolutionary
- Hector Hanoteau (1823–1890), French painter
- Robert Lamartine (1935–1990), French football player
- Marguerite Monnot (1903–1961), French (chanson) composer and pianist
- Maurice Genevoix (1890–1980), French writer
Twin cities
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Betzdorf in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, since 1965.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 362-371.
