Pougues-les-Eaux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Nevers | |
| Canton | Varennes-Vauzelles | |
| Community association | Nevers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 5 ' N , 3 ° 6' E | |
| height | 169-293 m | |
| surface | 12.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,388 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 188 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58320 | |
| INSEE code | 58214 | |
| Website | http://ville-pouguesleseaux.fr/ | |
Pougues-les-Eaux is a commune with 2,388 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 Varennes-Vauzelles (until 2015: canton of Pougues-les-Eaux ).
geography
Pougues-les-Eaux is located in central France in the Loire Valley . The place is best known for its healing mineral springs. Pougues-les-Eaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chaulgnes in the north, Parigny-les-Vaux in the east and northeast, Varennes-Vauzelles in the east and southeast, Garchizy in the south and Germigny-sur-Loire in the west.
The A77 autoroute and the former Route nationale 7 (today's D907) run 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 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,733 | 1,803 | 2.014 | 2,260 | 2,358 | 2,493 | 2,510 | 2,398 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
- Saint-Léger church
- Casino
- museum
Personalities
- Bernard Renau d'Elicagaray (1652-1719), engineer
- Renée Friederich (1911–1932), racing driver
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Bassenheim in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1993/1994 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 787-789.
