Mesves-sur-Loire
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Loire, Vignobles et Nohain | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 148-188 m | |
| surface | 18.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 690 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58400 | |
| INSEE code | 58164 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Mesves-sur-Loire |
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Mesves-sur-Loire is a French commune with a population of 690 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the canton of Pouilly-sur-Loire .
geography
Mesves-sur-Loire is located about 38 kilometers north-north-west of Nevers in the Pouilly-Fumé wine-growing region . Mesves-sur-Loire is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Pouilly-sur-Loire in the north, Bulcy in the east, Varennes-lès-Narcy in the southeast, La Charité-sur-Loire in the south, La Chapelle-Montlinard in the southwest and Herry in the west.
The A77 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Since 1861, the municipality has a stop at the railway 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 | 2016 |
| Residents | 522 | 471 | 493 | 471 | 495 | 547 | 637 | 672 | 707 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Julien church
- Beauregard Mill
- Tithe barn from the 12th century, monument historique since 1984
- Mouron Castle from the 19th century, Monument historique since 2006
Saint-Julien church
Beauregard Mill
Personalities
- Alfred Pina (1887–1966), sculptor
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 795-796.
