Varzy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Nièvre | |
| Arrondissement | Clamecy | |
| Canton | Clamecy | |
| Community association | Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ' N , 3 ° 23' E | |
| height | 197-367 m | |
| surface | 41.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,215 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 58210 | |
| INSEE code | 58304 | |
| Website | http://varzy.fr/ | |
Varzy is a commune with 1,215 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nièvre in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Clamecy and the Canton of Clamecy (until 2015: Canton Varzy ).
geography
Varzy is about 45 kilometers north-northeast of Nevers . Neighboring municipalities of Varzy are Courcelles in the north, Saint-Pierre-du-Mont in the northeast, Villiers-le-Sec and Cuncy-lès-Varzy in the east, Parigny-la-Rose in the southeast, Marcy in the south, Champlemy in the southwest, Oudan in the West and La Chapelle-Saint-André to the north-west.
The community is located on Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historic " Way of the Pilgrims in France ". This is where the former Route nationale 77 (today's D977) and the Route nationale 151 (today's D151) intersect .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,465 | 1,495 | 1,459 | 1,475 | 1,455 | 1,303 | 1,358 | 1,264 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 13th century, monument historique since 1862
- Saint-Lazare chapel, built at the beginning of the 13th century, monument historique since 1931
- Remains of the collegiate church Sainte-Eugenie, originally probably from the 5th century, rebuilt in the 10th century, destroyed during the French Revolution
- Varzy Castle
- Auguste Grasset Egyptological Museum
Saint-Pierre church
Saint-Lazare chapel
Remains of the Sainte-Eugenie church
Personalities
- Alban Chambon (1847–1928), architect
- André Dupin (1783–1865), politician, President of the National Assembly (1832–1839; 1849–1851)
- Charles Dupin (1784–1873), engineer and mathematician
- Claude Alphonse Delangle (1797–1869), politician (Minister of the Interior 1858/1859, Minister of Justice 1859–1863)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Nièvre. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-054-X , pp. 1061-1070.
