|
Nièvre
Nièvre () 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.Populations légales 2019: 58 Nièvre INSEE Its is . Covering an area 6,817 square kilometres (2,632 sq mi), Nièvre is landlocked between six other departments: to the north, |
Communes Of The Nièvre Department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. *Communauté d'agglomération (partly) * Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers
Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers is the '' communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Nevers. It is located ...
[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the southeastern quarter of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes range (in the department of Ardèche) at near Mont Gerbier de Jonc; it flows north through Nevers to Orléans, then west through Tours and Nantes until it reaches the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) at Saint-Nazaire. Its main tributaries include the rivers Nièvre, Maine and the Erdre on its right bank, and the rivers Allier, Cher, Indre, Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank. The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The lower-central swathe of its valley straddling the Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire regions was added to the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nièvre (Loire)
The Nièvre () is a river in central France, a right tributary of the Loire. It flows through the ''département'' Nièvre. Its source is in Champlemy. It flows generally south, through Guérigny, Urzy, and empties into the Loire in the town centre of Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the .... References Rivers of France Rivers of Nièvre Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of The Nièvre Department
The 4 arrondissements of the Nièvre department are: # Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville), (subprefecture: Château-Chinon (Ville)) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,291 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Clamecy, (subprefecture: Clamecy) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 21,364 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, (subprefecture: Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire) with 63 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 43,893 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Nevers, (prefecture of the Nièvre department: Nevers Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the ...) with 82 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 115,613 in 2016. History In 1800 the arrondissements of Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château-Chinon (Ville)
Château-Chinon (Ville) () is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The villages around the town are grouped in another commune named Château-Chinon (Campagne). François Mitterrand (1916–1996), President of France from 1981 to 1995, was the mayor of Château-Chinon from 1959 to 1981. It is (by car) southeast of Paris. annuaire-mairie.fr. Twin towns * , Italy * , Mali * |
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; la, Noviodunum, later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is the prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the principal city of the former provinces of France, province of Nivernais. It is south-southeast of Paris. History Nevers first enters written history as Noviodunum, a town held by the Aedui at Ancient Rome, Roman contact. The quantities of medals and other Roman antiquities found on the site indicate the importance of the place, and in 52 BCE, Julius Caesar made Noviodunum, which he describes as in a convenient position on the banks of the Loire, a depot (''B. G.'' vii. 55). There, he had his hostages, corn and military chest, with the money in it allowed him from home for the war, his own and his army's baggage and a great number of horses which had been bought for him in Spain and Italy. After his failure before Gergovia, the Aedui at Noviodunum massacred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Cosne-sur-Loire and Cours. Geography Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire lies on the right bank of the Loire at its confluence with the Nohain, about 50 km northwest of Nevers. Cosne-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers, Montargis and Paris. The A77 autoroute (Montargis–Nevers) passes east of the town. History Cosne is mentioned in the 3rd-century Antonine Itinerary under the name of ''Condate'', but it was not until the Middle Ages that it rose into importance as a military post. In the 12th century the bishop of Auxerre and the Count of Nevers agreed to a division of the supremacy over the town and its territory. Demographics As of 2018, the estimated population was 9,741. Notable buildings The church of St Aignan is a building of the 12th century, restored in the 16th and 18th centuries. The only portions in the Romane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clamecy, Nièvre
Clamecy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Clamecy is the capital of an arrondissement in the department of Nièvre, at the confluence of the Yonne and Beuvron and on the Canal du Nivernais, N.N.E. of Nevers. Clamecy is locally described as the capital of the valleys of the Yonne and classified under the French tourist criteria "Station Verte de Vacances" (centre for outdoor activity–based vacations) and among the "Plus Beau Détour de France" (most beautiful routes in France). History The earliest literary mention under the name of Clamiciacus, a possession of the bishops of Auxerre, is in the bequest by Pallade, Bishop of Auxerre, in 634, founding an abbey in the suburbs of Auxerre, dedicated to the Virgin, Saint Andrew and Saint Julien, martyr, and supported by lands in Clamiciacus and other places. Clamecy continued to belong to the abbey of St Julian at Auxerre until the eleventh century, when it passed to the counts of Nevers and of Aux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevers Cathedral
Nevers Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers) is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Nevers, Nièvre, France, and dedicated to Saints Cyricus and Julitta. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nevers. It is a national monument. The present cathedral is a combination of two buildings, and possesses two apses. The apse and transept at the west end are the remains of a Romanesque church, while the nave and eastern apse are in the Gothic style and belong to the 14th century. There is no transept at the eastern end. The lateral portal on the south side belongs to the late 15th century; the massive and elaborately decorated tower which rises beside it to the early 16th century. It has been destroyed twice before, but it later was rebuilt twice. Burials * Yolande II, Countess of Nevers *Henriette of Cleves See also *List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe This is a list of gothic cathedrals in Europe that are active Christians, Christian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of The Nièvre Department
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Nièvre department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: * La Charité-sur-Loire * Château-Chinon * Clamecy * Corbigny * Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire * Decize * Fourchambault * Guérigny * Imphy * Luzy * Nevers-1 * Nevers-2 * Nevers-3 * Nevers-4 * Pouilly-sur-Loire * Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier * Varennes-Vauzelles Varennes-Vauzelles () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Nevers. Vauzelles station has rail connections to Nevers and Cosne-sur-Loire. Demographics See also * Communes of the Nièvre depar ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cantons of the Nievre department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015, electing 100 members to the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The region covers an area of and eight departments; it had a population of 2,811,423 in 2017. Its prefecture and largest city is Dijon, although the regional council sits in Besançon, making Bourgogne-Franche-Comté one of two regions in France (along with Normandy) in which the prefect does not sit in the same city as the regional council. Toponymy The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of the merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions separated by hyphens. Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
