Limanton
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Château-Chinon | |
| Community association | Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 204-297 m | |
| surface | 46.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 240 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58290 | |
| INSEE code | 58142 | |
Limanton is a French municipality with 240 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016: Burgundy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Château-Chinon (until 2015: canton of Montsauche-les-Settons ). The inhabitants are called Beursonniers .
geography
Limanton is about 50 kilometers east of Nevers am Aron (partly canalized as Canal du Nivernais ). Limanton is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brinay in the north and northwest, Maux in the north and northeast, Moulins-Engilbert in the east, Vandenesse and Isenay in the south, Montigny-sur-Canne in the southwest and Biches in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 571 | 508 | 452 | 353 | 318 | 300 | 259 | 238 | 242 |
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Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Former Premonstratensian monastery of Notre-Dame-Saint-Paul in Bellevaux, built between 1152 and 1188, monument historique since 1997
- Arcilly Castle, fortified house from the 14th century,
- Anizy Castle from the 16th century, Monument historique
church
Arcilly Castle
Anizy Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 229-233.
Web links
Commons : Limanton - collection of images, videos and audio files
