Nièvre | ||
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Department | ||
Prefecture building of the Nièvre department, in Nevers
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Location of Nièvre in France |
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Coordinates: 47°05′N 03°30′E / 47.083°N 3.500°ECoordinates: 47°05′N 03°30′E / 47.083°N 3.500°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Prefecture | Nevers | |
Subprefectures |
Château-Chinon Clamecy Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
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Government | ||
• President of the General Council | Marcel Charmant | |
Area | ||
• Total | 6,817 km2 (2,632 sq mi) | |
Population (2013) | ||
• Total | 215,221 | |
• Rank | 87th | |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Department number | 58 | |
Arrondissements | 4 | |
Cantons | 17 | |
Communes | 310 | |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Nièvre (IPA: [njɛvʁ]) is a department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the centre of France named after the River Nièvre.
Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of Nivernais.
Nièvre is part of the current region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, although historically it was not part of the province of Burgundy. It is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Cher, and Loiret. The département is crossed by the river Loire, the longest river in France.
Nièvre is a rural department with about 32 inhabitants / km². The main cities are : Nevers, Cosne-sur-Loire, Varennes-Vauzelles, Marzy, Decize, Imphy, Clamecy and La Charité. Only three cities reach 10 000 inhabitants. It indicates the characteristic of the département, which is predominantly rural.