Imphy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Nevers | |
| Canton | Imphy (main town) | |
| Community association | Sud Nivernais | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 56 ' N , 3 ° 16' E | |
| height | 176-262 m | |
| surface | 16.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,345 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 201 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58160 | |
| INSEE code | 58134 | |
| Website | www.ville-imphy.fr/ | |
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Imphy is a French municipality with 3345 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . Imphy is located in the arrondissement of Nevers and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Imphy .
geography
Imphy is on the east bank of the Loire at the confluence with the Ixeure , about ten kilometers southeast of Nevers . Imphy train station is on the Nevers – Chagny railway line .
Personalities
- Hubert Bourdot (1861–1937), clergyman and botanist
- Charles Cliquet (1891–1956), resistance fighter, survivor of Buchenwald concentration camp
Trivia
Luc Moullet suggested Imphy as the capital of France because the place would be closest to the geographic center of the country.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 490-491.
Web links
Commons : Imphy - collection of images, videos and audio files
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