Sémelay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Chinon (Ville) | |
| Canton | Luzy | |
| Community association | Bazois Loire Morvan | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 227-530 m | |
| surface | 33.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 234 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58360 | |
| INSEE code | 58276 | |
Sémelay is a French municipality with 234 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) and the canton of Luzy . The inhabitants are called Simelagois .
geography
Sémelay is located about 55 kilometers east-southeast of Nevers on the edge of the Morvan . Sémelay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Honoré-les-Bains in the north, Villapourçon in the north-east, Chiddes in the east, Avrée and Lanty in the south, Rémilly in the west and south-west and Vandenesse in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 523 | 520 | 431 | 367 | 317 | 279 | 263 | 263 | 240 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 11th century
- Bussières Castle
- Le Plessis Castle from the 16th century
- Montécot Mill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 596-598.
Web links
Commons : Sémelay - collection of images, videos and audio files
