Nièvre facts for kids

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Department
Prefecture building of the Nièvre department, in Nevers
Coat of arms
Location of Nièvre in France
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Département	4 March 1790
Prefecture	Nevers
Subprefecture	Château-Chinon Clamecy Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Area
• Total	6,817 km2 (2,632 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	215,221
• Rank	87th
• Density	31.5712/km2 (81.769/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Nivernais
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-58
Arrondissements	4
Cantons	17
Communes	310
Website	http://www.cg58.fr

Nièvre is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Nièvre river, a tributary of the Loire. Its prefecture and largest city is Nevers.

History

Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Nevers as its capital. It was formed from part of the old province of Nivernais and its name was written at first as Nyèvre.

It was divided in nine districts: Nevers, Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, Decize, Moulins-Engilbert, Château-Chinon, Corbigny, Clamecy, Cosne and La Charité.

In 1800, with the creation of the arrondissements in France, the nine districts were changed into four arrondissements: Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne.

On 10 September 1926, the arrondissement of Cosne was eliminated but in 1943 it became again an arrondissement of the department.

Geography

Map of Nièvre.

Nièvre is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of 6,817 km² (2,632 sq mi).

The department borders with six departments in three regions:

• Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
  • Yonne (north)
  • Côte-d'Or (east)
  • Saône-et-Loire (southeast)
• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  • Allier (southwest)
• Centre-Val de Loire
  • Cher (west)
  • Loiret (nortwest)

	Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire)	Yonne (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
	Cher (Centre-Val de Loire)		Côte-d'Or (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
		Nièvre
	Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)		Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)

There are three main geographical zones in the department:

1. Eastern zone, with small hills covered with forests; here is the Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan ("Morvan regional natural park").
2. Central zone, an agricultural zone.
3. Western zone, a zone organised along a north-south line formed by the valley of the Loire river; it is the zone of the department with higher population.

The main rivers in the department are the Loire, that makes most of the western border, with its tributaries Allier and Aron; and the Yonne, with its tributary Cure.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Nevers is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".

It rains in all seasons but precipitations are more important in the eastern zone, in the Morvan, and weaker in the Loire valley.

Administration

Nièvre is managed by the General Council of Nièvre in Nevers. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Administrative divisions

There are 4 arrondissements (districts), 17 cantons and 312 communes (municipalities) in Nièvre.

The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Nièvre department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

Demographics

The inhabitants of Nièvre are known, in French, as Nivernais (women: Nivernaises).

Nièvre had a population, in 2013, of 215,221, for a population density of 31.6 inhabitants/km². The arrondissement of Nevers, with 118,974 inhabitants, is the arrondissement with more inhabitants.

The cities with more than 5,000 inhabitants in the department are:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Nièvre department
• Communes of the Nièvre department

Images for kids

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  Ducal Palace in Nevers

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  Commandry of the Knights Templar in Villemoison

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  Notre-Dame of La Charité-sur-Loire

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  Château de Villemolin

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  Abbey of Corbigny

See also

In Spanish: Nièvre para niños