Garchizy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Nevers | |
| Canton | Fourchambault | |
| Community association | Nevers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 ' N , 3 ° 6' E | |
| height | 160-273 m | |
| surface | 16.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,726 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 227 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58600 | |
| INSEE code | 58121 | |
Garchizy is a commune with 3726 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Nevers and the canton of Fourchambault . The inhabitants are called Garchizois .
geography
Garchizy is located in central France on the banks of the Loire . Garchizy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pougues-les-Eaux in the north, Varennes-Vauzelles in the east, Fourchambault in the south, Cours-les-Barres in the west and south-west and Germigny-sur-Loire in the north-west.
Since 1861, the municipality has a railway station on the railway line Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache which trains of TER Bourgogne Franche-Comté the connection Cosne-sur-Loire - Nevers is operated.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,154 | 3,189 | 3.711 | 3,612 | 3,939 | 3,819 | 3,650 | 3,836 |
Source: INSEE
Personalities
- Miguel Martinez (* 1976), cyclist, European and world champion, Olympic champion, grew up in Garchizy
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 777-781.
