Pouilly-sur-Loire
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire (main town) | |
| Community association | Loire, Vignobles et Nohain | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 2 ° 57' E | |
| height | 143-244 m | |
| surface | 20.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,636 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 81 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58150 | |
| INSEE code | 58215 | |
Pouilly-sur-Loire is a commune with 1,636 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) and an area of 20.28 square kilometers in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . The place is located on the right bank of the Loire , eleven kilometers southeast of Sancerre at an altitude between 143 and 244 m above sea level. The bridge over the Loire marks exactly half the length of the Loire.
geography
Since 1861, the municipality has a railway station on the railway line Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache which trains of TER Bourgogne Franche-Comté the connection Cosne-sur-Loire - Nevers is operated.
Viticulture
The approximately 650 hectare cultivation area with unusual south and south-west locations on less calcareous soil than z. B. in Sancerre is mainly planted with Chasselas and Sauvignon Blanc -Fumé, whereby Sauvignon Blanc has now replaced the Chasselas grape somewhat. Wines made from the Chasselas grape come on the market as Pouilly-sur-Loire , while the higher quality wines made from Sauvignon Blanc are sold as Pouilly-Fumé and enjoy great popularity all over the world.
history
Pauliaca Villa , as the place was called earlier, is mentioned as early as the 5th century. In the 7th century, the place was placed under the protection of Vigile, Bishop of Auxerre , who belonged to the priory of the Charité-sur-Loire. This in turn was dependent on the Cluny Abbey . Viticulture was founded in Pouilly by the Benedictines .
Personalities
- Augustin de Lespinasse (1737–1816), General of the Artillery, Peer of France
Worth seeing
- Remains of an old Roman road and Gallo-Roman settlement vicus de Pauliacum
- Mosaics from the low empire , the bas Empire
- 17th century Château du Nozet
- Museum of the Loire
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 796-800.
