Imphy
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The Imphy bridge
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Imphy
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| Coordinates: 46°55′45″N 3°15′43″E / 46.9292°N 3.2619°ECoordinates: 46°55′45″N 3°15′43″E / 46.9292°N 3.2619°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Nevers |
| Canton | Imphy |
| Intercommunality | Fil de Loire |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Joëlle Julien |
| Area1 | 16.62 km2 (6.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 3,559 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58134 /58160 |
| Elevation | 176–262 m (577–860 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Imphy is a commune in the Nièvre department in Bourgogne, France.
Imphy is known in particular for its steel-works, renowned for their special steels which were useful in particular for the north foot of the Eiffel Tower in 1889.
At the time of the 1999 census, the population was 4,015. In 2013, it was 3,559. The fall in population is attributed to a decline in industrial activities in the area. At one time the factories of Imphy employed up to 3,000 workers. Today, they (ArcelorMittal and Aubert&Duval) employ only about 1,000 workers.
In Luc Moullet's short film, Imphy capitale de la France (1995), Moullet proposed making the town of Imphy the new capital of France, being ideally situated at the geographic centre of France.
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