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Decize
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Decize is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
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Decize is a commune in France, situated within the Nièvre department and the arrondissement of Nevers. It serves as the capital of the canton of Decize and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The town lies next to the Loire river and shares borders with Saint-Léger-des-Vignes, Avril-sur-Loire, Champvert, and Cossaye. Its official names include Decize, Decize-le-Rocher, and Rocher-la-Montagne.
The area of Decize is 48.22 square units, with an elevation of 207 meters. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,975 residents (2,511 male and 2,882 female) and another citing 6,605. The postal code is 58300, and the local time zone is Europe/Paris. Decize is twinned with Betzdorf.
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Place details
- Locality
- Decize
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,605
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Decize
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- FR-58-Decize29.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Decize on the river Loire
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Decize.svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 58095
- French commune.postal code
- 58300
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nevers
- French commune.canton
- Decize
- French commune.intercommunality
- Sud Nivernais
- French commune.mayor
- Justine Guyot
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 183
- French commune.elevation max m
- 243
- French commune.area km2
- 48.22
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
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- People
- Demographics
- Tourism
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Decize is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
==Geography== The town is situated on a former island in the Loire ("en Loire assise") at the confluence of the Aron river. The right channel of the Loire was dammed up to reclaim land and now remains as an arm ("la Vieille Loire") stretching upstream to the centre of town. The Loire at this point is an important navigation point as it forms the junction between the Canal du Nivernais and the Canal latéral à la Loire both of which are within the town boundaries.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Decize” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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