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La Machine is a commune in France, situated within the Nièvre department and the arrondissement of Nevers. It serves as the capital of the canton of La Machine and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The municipality has an area of 17.95 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 283 meters. It shares borders with Thianges, Saint-Léger-des-Vignes, Champvert, and Sougy-sur-Loire.
The population of La Machine is recorded as 3,445, comprising 1,601 males and 1,742 females. The postal code for the area is 58260. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Imphy. The commune is twinned with Stronie Śląskie.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Machine
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,637
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Department
- Nièvre
- Arrondissement
- Nevers
- Canton
- Imphy
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Daniel Barbier
- Area
- 17.95 km (6.93 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 3,192
- Density
- 177.8/km (460.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 58151 /58260
- Elevation
- 202–283 m (663–928 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Machine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nevers
- Population
- 3192
- Area
- 17.95
- Elevation
- 250
- Capital of
- canton of La Machine
- Shares border with
- Trois-Vèvres
- Official website
- www.mairie-la-machine.fr
- Image
- 2021-03 - Musée de la mine de La Machine - 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- La Machine
- postal code
- 58260
- associated electoral district
- canton of Imphy
- male population
- 1601
- female population
- 1742
- P8168
- Albin Zollinger
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-86-50-49-00
- fax number
- +33-3-86-50-46-13
- twinned administrative body
- Stronie Śląskie
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Encyclopedic overview
La Machine ( French pronunciation: [la maʃin]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Mining city
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Machine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.