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Nièvre

Located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Coordinates: 47°07′01″ N 3°29′31″ E

Map showing the location of Nièvre Nièvre
Location in France
Population
202,299
202.3K
Elevation
387 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
133
listed under Nièvre
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport147 km
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport150 km

About Nièvre

Nièvre is a district. Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Population: 202,299.

From Wikipedia

Nièvre (French: [njɛvʁ] ) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 201,417 in 2023. Its prefecture is Nevers. 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 northwest.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
6,817 km²
Official website
nievre.gouv.fr

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Nièvre

From Wikivoyage

Nièvre is a department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Understand+

Tourist information:

Nièvre Tourism website

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Nièvre

  • Cher
  • Loiret
  • Yonne
  • Saône-et-Loire
  • Allier

Population of Nièvre over time

Population of Nièvre over time
2014 214,303
2015 211,747
2017 207,182
2018 205,828
2019 204,452
2020 202,670
2021 202,417
2022 202,299
2023 201,417

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nièvre

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (78 mm)
Driest month
March (53 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Nièvre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)695853547778607370697071

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Nièvre

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 147 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) (150 km). The nearest large city is Dijon, 117 km to the east.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 147 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 150 kmsouth
  • Chalons Vatry airport (XCR) Chalons en Champagne 192 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 117 kmeast
  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 152 kmsouth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 184 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 184 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Nièvre

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 408 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Étang Neuf Lake 4 kmS
  • Étang d'Aron Lake 7 kmN
  • Forêt de Vincence Natural site 19 kmSE
  • Bois de Vigne Natural site 19 kmE

25–60 km247 places

  • Lac des Settons Lake 44 kmE
  • Étang de Poisson Lake 53 kmSE
  • Étang de Pissegrain Lake 44 kmSW
  • Étang du Perray Lake 45 kmSW

60–100 km524 places

  • Étang de la Tuilerie Lake 75 kmNW
  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 82 kmSE
  • Étang de la Toison Lake 65 kmE
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nièvre

133 places

Mountains & nature34

Lakes, rivers & coasts26

Nature and heritage in Nièvre

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources