Epiry
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy | |
| Canton | Corbigny | |
| Community association | Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ' N , 3 ° 43' E | |
| height | 217-397 m | |
| surface | 12.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 238 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58800 | |
| INSEE code | 58110 | |
Epiry is a French municipality with 238 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Clamecy and the canton of Corbigny .
geography
Epiry is about 52 kilometers northeast of Nevers on the edge of the Morvan . Epiry is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sardy-lès-Épiry in the north and west, Mouron-sur-Yonne in the north and north-east, Montreuillon in the east and Aunay-en-Bazois in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 313 | 306 | 268 | 228 | 195 | 194 | 198 | 217 | 233 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Denis church from the 12th century
- Saint-Elymond Chapel
- Epiry Castle
- Vauban Tower, Monument historique since 2010
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 318-319.
Web links
Commons : Epiry - collection of images, videos and audio files
