Nièvre
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For the river, see Nièvre (Loire).
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.[3][4] Its prefecture is Nevers.
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Nièvre | |
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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[1] (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,817 km2 (2,632 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• 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. |
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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.