Nièvre

The Nièvre is a river in central France, a right tributary of the . It flows through the département . Its source is in . It flows generally south, through , , and empties into the Loire in the town centre of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in France, tributary of the Loire
  • Also known as: “La Nièvre” and “Nievre”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nevers station and Nevers Cathedral.

Railway station
Photo: TCY, CC BY 3.0.
Nevers is a railway station in , , . The station opened on 5 October 1850 and is located on the Moret-Lyon, Vierzon - Saincaize, Nevers - Chagny and Clamecy - Nevers railway lines.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of , , , and dedicated to Saints Cyricus and Julitta. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nevers.

Photo: Jochen Jahnke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ducal Palace of Nevers is a residence castle of the 15th and 16th centuries that once belonged to the counts and dukes of Nevers. Located in , France, it is classified as a French monument historique in the list of historic monuments of 1840.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coulanges-lès-Nevers and Saint-Éloi.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central .

Village
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is a commune in the department, central .

Village
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is a commune in the department in central .

Nièvre

Latitude
46.9948° or 46° 59′ 42″ north
Longitude
3.1724° or 3° 10′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FR5X5VC+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 504100011
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Wiki­data ID
Q1456175
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Nièvre” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Nièvre”
  • Bavarian: “Nièvre”
  • Breton: “Nièvre”
  • Bulgarian: “Ниевър”
  • Catalan: “Nièvre”
  • Chinese: “涅夫勒河”
  • Dutch: “Nievre (rivier)”
  • Dutch: “Nièvre”
  • Finnish: “Nièvre (joki)”
  • Finnish: “Nièvre”
  • French: “Nièvre”
  • German: “Nièvre”
  • Irish: “Nièvre”
  • Italian: “Nièvre”
  • Japanese: “ニエーヴル川”
  • Latin: “Niveris (tributarius Ligeris)”
  • Latin: “Niveris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nièvre”
  • Polish: “Nièvre”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Nièvre”
  • Romanian: “Râul Nièvre”
  • Russian: “Ньевр (река)”
  • Russian: “Ньевр”
  • Spanish: “Nievre”
  • Spanish: “Nièvre”
  • Spanish: “rio Nievre”
  • Spanish: “río Nièvre”
  • Spanish: “Río Nièvre”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Square du Tonquin and UFR Droit, sciences économique et politique site de Nevers.

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