Saint-Parize-le-Châtel
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Nièvre | |
Arrondissement | Nevers | |
Canton | Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier | |
Community association | Loire et Allier | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ E | |
height | 180-247 m | |
surface | 49.11 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,301 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 58490 | |
INSEE code | 58260 | |
Website | http://www.saint-parize-le-chatel.fr/ |
Saint-Parize-le-Chatel is a French commune with 1,301 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Nevers and the canton of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier .
geography
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel is about twelve kilometers south of Nevers between the Loire and Allier rivers . Saint-Parize-le-Châtel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Magny-Cours in the north, Chevenon in the north-east, Luthenay-Uxeloup in the east, Azy-le-Vif in the south and south-east, Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier in the south and south-west, Langeron in the southwest and Mars-sur-Allier in the west.
The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is located in the north of the municipality . The National Route 7 runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,147 | 1,123 | 985 | 982 | 1,201 | 1,277 | 1.310 | 1.306 |
Source: INSEE
Attractions
- Saint-Patrice church from the 12th century
- La Chasseigne castle from the 15th century
- Tâche Castle from the 16th century
- Villars Castle, built in the early 14th century
- Lange Castle, permanent house
- American water tower from 1917/1918
Personalities
- Guy Ligier (1930–2015), racing car driver and functionary
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 945-949.