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Prémery () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is in the heart of the Nivernais.

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Prémery is a commune in France, situated within the Nièvre department and the arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire. It serves as the capital of the canton of Prémery and is located in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The municipality has an area of 45.62 square kilometers and an elevation of 386 meters above sea level. It shares borders with the neighboring communities of Giry, Sichamps, Nolay, and Beaumont-la-Ferrière.

The population of Prémery is recorded as 1,909, comprising 864 males and 974 females. Another source lists the population as 2,206. The postal code for the area is 58700. Prémery is associated with the electoral district of the canton of la Charité-sur-Loire.

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Place details

Locality
Prémery
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Population
2,206

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PM2.5
6.8 µg/m³
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11.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Prémery
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Premery, Chateau des Eveques de Nevers XIV-XV-XVIeme4.jpg
French commune.caption
The 14th-century Château des évêques de Nevers in Prémery
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Prémery.svg
French commune.INSEE
58218
French commune.postal code
58700
French commune.arrondissement
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
French commune.canton
La Charité-sur-Loire
French commune.intercommunality
CC Les Bertranges
French commune.demonym
Prémericois
French commune.mayor
Alexis Plisson
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
218
French commune.elevation max m
386
French commune.area km2
45.62

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Prémery
Country
France
Population
1734
Area
45.62
Elevation
300
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Oulon
Official website
www.mairie-premery.fr
Image
Premery, Chateau des Eveques de Nevers XIV-XV-XVIeme4.jpg
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Commons category
Prémery
postal code
58700
associated electoral district
canton of la Charité-sur-Loire
male population
864
female population
974
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email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-86-68-12-40
fax number
+33-3-86-37-98-72
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Prémery () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is in the heart of the Nivernais.

==History== In World War II, Prémery was a hub for Maquis activity within the French Resistance. On 9 August 1944, German occupying forces tortured to death Jean Sanson de Sansal in the forest of Prémery, a Maquisard who refused to lead them to the Maquis hideout.

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