Saint-Éloi (Nièvre)
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Nièvre | |
Arrondissement | Nevers | |
Canton | Nevers-2 | |
Community association | Loire et Allier | |
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 |
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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
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
Commons : Saint-Éloi - Collection of images, videos and audio files