Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | |
| Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Puisaye-Forterre | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 5' E | |
| height | 167-284 m | |
| surface | 41.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,258 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58310 | |
| INSEE code | 58227 | |
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye is a French commune with 1,258 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 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and the canton of Pouilly-sur-Loire (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Amandois .
geography
Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye is located about 47 kilometers southwest of Auxerre in the Puisaye natural landscape between the Nièvre and Yonne rivers . Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Fargeau in the north, Moutiers-en-Puisaye in the northeast, Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe with Treigny in the east, Dampierre-sous-Bouhy in the southeast, Bitry in the south, Saint-Vérain in the southwest, Arquian in the west and Lavau in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,485 | 1,427 | 1,337 | 1,394 | 1,361 | 1,397 | 1,332 | 1,278 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Amand church, built in the 13th century, the current building essentially from the 16th century, monument historique since 1975
- Castle, built between 1530 and 1540, monument historique since 1986/1991
Bell tower of the Saint-Amand church
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Personalities
- Onésime Delafond (1805–1861), veterinarian
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 883-889.
