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Fourchambault
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Fourchambault is a commune in France, situated within the Nièvre department and the arrondissement of Nevers. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fourchambault and is located next to the Loire river. The town shares borders with Cours-les-Barres, Garchizy, Marzy, and Varennes-Vauzelles. Its administrative area covers 4.55 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 181 meters.
The population of Fourchambault is recorded as 4,620, comprising 1,998 males and 2,231 females. The postal code for the commune is 58600. It is twinned with the administrative body of Pontedera. The local government maintains an official website and contact information, including a phone number and email address.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fourchambault
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,874
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fourchambault
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Fourchambault, centre (2010).JPG
- French commune.caption
- The centre of Fourchambault
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Fourchambault (Nièvre).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 58117
- French commune.postal code
- 58600
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nevers
- French commune.canton
- Fourchambault
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Nevers
- French commune.mayor
- Alain Herteloup
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 162
- French commune.elevation max m
- 181
- French commune.area km2
- 4.55
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fourchambault
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nevers
- Population
- 3992
- Area
- 4.55
- Elevation
- 172
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Loire
- Capital of
- canton of Fourchambault
- Shares border with
- Varennes-Vauzelles
- Official website
- www.ville-fourchambault.fr
- Image
- Fourchambault, centre (2010).JPG
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- Commons category
- Fourchambault
- twinned administrative body
- Pontedera
- postal code
- 58600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fourchambault
- male population
- 1998
- female population
- 2231
- P8168
- Ferdi Schüth
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-86-90-99-07
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Demographics
- Industrial history
- See also
- References
- Sources
Fourchambault () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fourchambault” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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