La Fermeté

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La Fermeté
Coat of arms of La Fermeté
La Fermeté (France)
La Fermeté
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Nevers
Canton Guérigny
Community association Sud Nivernais
Coordinates 46 ° 58 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 3 ° 20 ′  E
height 182-324 m
surface 36.02 km 2
Residents 655 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 18 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 58160
INSEE code
Website http://www.la-fermete.fr/

La Fermeté is a commune with 655 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Nevers and the canton of Guérigny (until 2015 Saint-Benin-d'Azy ).

geography

La Fermeté is located about 15 kilometers east-southeast of Nevers in central France . La Fermeté is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-aux-Amognes in the north, Saint-Benin-d'Azy in the northeast, Limon in the east, Beaumont-Sardolles in the southeast, Saint-Ouen-sur-Loire in the south, Imphy in the west South-west and Sauvigny-les-Bois in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 597 530 458 538 563 518 622 691
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • 17th century Saint-Vincent church
  • Notre-Dame Benedictine priory, founded in 1144, destroyed in 1234
  • Saint-Sulpice chapel in Cigogne, destroyed in 1793
  • Prye Castle from the 17th century
  • Cigogne castle from the 14th century, renovations from the 19th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 904-906.

Web links

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