Nevers

Nevers
Panoramic view of Nevers, France
Panoramic view of Nevers, France
Coat of arms of Nevers
Location of Nevers
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Nevers is located in France
Nevers
Nevers
Nevers is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nevers
Nevers
Coordinates: 46°59′36″N 3°09′26″E / 46.9933°N 3.1572°E / 46.9933; 3.1572
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementNevers
CantonNevers-1, 2, 3 and 4
IntercommunalityCA Nevers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Denis Thuriot[1]
Area
1
17.33 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
32,830
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Neversois (masculine)
Neversoise (feminine)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58194 /58000
Elevation167–238 m (548–781 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nevers (/nəˈvɛər/ nə-VAIR, French: [nəvɛʁ] ; Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a town and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is 260 km (160 mi) south-southeast of Paris.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.