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Clamecy

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commune in Nièvre, France

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Clamecy is a commune in France, situated within the Nièvre department and the arrondissement of Clamecy. It serves as the capital of both the canton of Clamecy and the arrondissement. The town is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and lies next to the Yonne river. Its administrative boundaries share borders with the communes of Surgy, Pousseaux, Armes, and Chevroches.

The area of Clamecy is 30.26 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 281 meters. The population is listed as 4,094, comprising 1,746 males and 2,013 females. The local government is headed by a mayor. Clamecy is twinned with Gelnhausen.

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Place details

Locality
Clamecy
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
4,531

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Air quality

26US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.4 µg/m³
PM10
6.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department
Nièvre
Arrondissement
Clamecy
Canton
Clamecy
Intercommunality
Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Mayor 2020 2026
Nicolas Bourdoune
Area
30.26 km (11.68 sq mi)
Population 2023
3,544
Density
117.1/km (303.3/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
58079 /58500
Elevation
142–281 m (466–922 ft) , (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Clamecy
Country
France
Population
3544
Area
30.26
Elevation
205
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Yonne
Shares border with
Lichères-sur-Yonne
Official website
www.clamecy.fr
Image
FR-58-Clamecy07.JPG
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topic's main category
Category:Clamecy (Nièvre)
Commons category
Clamecy (Nièvre)
postal code
58500
twinned administrative body
Gelnhausen
category for people born here
Category:Births in Clamecy (Nièvre)
different from
Clamecy
associated electoral district
canton of Clamecy
male population
1746
female population
2013
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-86-27-50-70
fax number
+33-3-86-27-12-72
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Encyclopedic overview

Clamecy ( French pronunciation: [klamsi] ) is a commune and a subprefecture (seat of an arrondissement) of the Nièvre department in central France.

Clamecy is at the confluence of the Yonne and Beuvron and on the Canal du Nivernais, 74 kilometres (46 mi) N.N.E. of Nevers.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clamecy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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