Saint-Éloi (Nièvre)

Saint-Éloi
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Nevers
Canton	Nevers-2
Community association	Loire et Allier
Coordinates	46 ° 58 ′  N , 3 ° 13 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′  N , 3 ° 13 ′  E
height	171-244 m
surface	16.45 km 2
Residents	2,146 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	130 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	58000
INSEE code	58238
Website	http://www.saint-eloi58.fr/

Saint-Eloi is a municipality with 2146 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in central France in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . Saint-Éloi belongs to the arrondissement of Nevers and the canton of Nevers-2 (until 2015: canton of Nevers-Est ).

geography

Saint-Éloi is located about 4 kilometers southeast of Nevers on the banks of the Loire . Saint-Éloi is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Coulanges-lès-Nevers in the north and north-west, Montigny-aux-Amognes in the north-east, Sauvigny-les-Bois in the east and south-east, Chevenon in the south, Sermoise-sur-Loire in the south-west and Nevers in the West.

The A77 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
898	946	1,000	1,484	1,805	1,904	2.015	2.146

Attractions

• Saint-Éloi church from the 13th century, today's building from the 19th century
• Former 12th century Romanesque church of Saint-Symphorien in Chaluzy, currently being restored
• Old chapel of the infirmary of Saint-Lazare
• Ruins of the priory of Faye
• Trangy Castle with a windmill from the 19th century
• Venille Castle from the 15th and 17th centuries with a chapel from the 19th century
• 16th century dovecote (remains of the Saint-Éloi castle, demolished in the 19th century)
• Old watermills

Saint-Symphorien de Chaluzy church

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 769-770.

Web links

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