Nevers
Sign in to saveNevers ( , ; , later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a city and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is south-southeast of Paris.
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Nevers is a city in central France that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Historically, it was the main city of the province of Nivernais and remains notable as a regional administrative center located south-southeast of Paris.
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- Nevers
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 43,988
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Nevers ( , ; , later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a city and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is south-southeast of Paris.
==History== thumb|The Hôtel de Ville, Nevers|Hôtel de Ville Nevers first enters written history as Noviodunum, a town held by the Aedui at Roman contact. The quantities of medals and other Roman antiquities found on the site indicate its importance. In 52 BCE, Julius Caesar made Noviodunum, which he describes as a convenient position on the banks of the Loire, a depot (B. G. vii. 55). There, he had his hostages, corn and military chest, with the money in it allowed him from home for the war, his own and his army's baggage and a great number of horses which had been bought for him in Spain and Italy.