Nièvre
Nièvre (IPA: [njɛvʁ] ⓘ) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019. Its prefecture is Nevers.
Nièvre | |
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A view of the prefecture of the Nièvre department, the city of Nevers, on the river Loire, with Nevers Cathedral in the background | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Nièvre in France | |
| Coordinates: 47°05′N 03°30′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Prefecture | Nevers |
| Subprefectures | Château-Chinon Clamecy Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Fabien Bazin (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,817 km2 (2,632 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 202,417 |
| • Rank | 89th |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-58 |
| Department number | 58 |
| Arrondissements | 4 |
| Cantons | 17 |
| Communes | 309 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
Covering an area 6,817 square kilometres (2,632 sq mi), Nièvre is landlocked between six other departments: Yonne to the north, Côte-d'Or to the east, Saône-et-Loire to the southeast, Allier to the south, Cher to the west and Loiret to the northeast.
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