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Nevers | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
![]() Panoramic view of Nevers, France | |
Coordinates: 46°59′36″N 3°09′26″E / 46.9933°N 3.1572°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Nièvre |
Arrondissement | Nevers |
Canton | Nevers-1, 2, 3 and 4 |
Intercommunality | CA Nevers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Thuriot[1] |
Area 1 | 17.33 km2 (6.69 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 32,830 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Neversois (masculine) Neversoise (feminine) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 58194 /58000 |
Elevation | 167–238 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.