Gâcogne

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Gâcogne
Gâcogne (France)
Gâcogne
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Clamecy
Canton Corbigny
Community association Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Coordinates 47 ° 14 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  E
height 271-577 m
surface 25.21 km 2
Residents 245 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 10 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58140
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Gâcogne

Gâcogne is a French municipality with 245 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

Gâcogne is about 70 kilometers northeast of Nevers in the Morvan . Gâcogne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lormes in the north and north-west, Brassy in the north and east, Ouroux-en-Morvan in the east and south-east, Mhère in the south and Vauclaix in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 505 474 415 344 256 250 264 274 256
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens-Saint-Laurent church from 1871
  • Raffigny Castle from the 16th century
  • Saugny Castle from 1862
  • Rhuère Castle from the 16th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 319-320.

Web links

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