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**Nièvre**
Nièvre
	Coat of Arms of Nièvre
	Location
Administration
Department number:	58
Region:	Bourgogne
Prefecture:	Nevers
Subprefectures:	Château-Chinon; Clamecy; Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Arrondissements:	4
Cantons:	32
Communes:	312
President of the General Council:	Marcel Charmant;
Statistics
Population	Ranked 83rd
-1999	225,198
Population density:	33/km2
Land area¹:	6817 km2
	¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

Nièvre is a department in the center of France named after the Nièvre River.

[edit] History

Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from the former province of Nivernais.

[edit] Geography

Nièvre is part of the current region of Bourgogne, although historically it was not part of the province of Burgundy, and it is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Cher, and Loiret. The département is crossed by "La Loire" which is the longest river of France.

[edit] Demography

Nièvre is a rural department with about 50 inhabitants / km². The main cities are : Nevers, Cosne-sur-Loire, Varennes-Vauzelles, Marzy, Decize, Imphy and La Charité. Only three cities reach 10 000 inhabitants. It indicates the characteristic of the département, which is rural.

[edit] Wines

Nièvre is also well known for its white wine, Pouilly Fumé. The vineyards are scattered around villages including Pouilly-Sur-Loire, which lends its name to the appellation, Tracy sur Loire, Boisgibault, Saint Andelain. The word fumé is French for "smoke," and it's said the name comes from the smoky or flinty quality of these wines. The only grape allowed in the Pouilly-Fumé AC is Sauvignon Blanc, which produces wines that are generally crisp, tart, and somewhat grassy.