Title: Nevers Content: Nevers is a commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It is the préfecture (capital) of the department. It is the main city of the department and one of the largest city of the region, after Dijon and Chalon-sur-Saône. ==History== The name of the city comes from the name of the Nièvre river. Julius Caesar named the town as Noviodunum but later was named as Nebirnum, after the name of the river. Nevers was the capital of the old province of Nivernais and became the capital of Nièvres on 4 March 1790 with the creation of the departments in France. ==Geography== Nevers is at about to the southeast of Paris, on the confluence of the Loire and the Nièvre rivers. It has an area of , and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  Nevers is surrounded by the communes Varennes-Vauzelles, Coulanges-lès-Nevers, Saint-Éloi, Sermoise- sur-Loire, Challuy and Marzy. ===Climate=== The Köppen climate classification type for Nevers is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype Cfb. The average temperature for the year in Nevers is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month, on average is January, with an average temperature of . The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nevers is . The month with the most precipitation on average is May with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of . ==Population== The inhabitants of Nevers are known, in French, as Nivernais (women: Nivernaises) but they are also known as Neversois (women: Neversoises), leaving Nivernais for the people of the department. With a population of 34,485, Nevers has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Nevers Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:50000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2006 text:2006 bar:2011 text:2011 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 42422 bar:1975 from:0 till: 45480 bar:1982 from:0 till: 43013 bar:1990 from:0 till: 41968 bar:1999 from:0 till: 40932 bar:2006 from:0 till: 38496 bar:2011 from:0 till: 36210 bar:2014 from:0 till: 34485 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 42422 fontsize:S text: 42,422 shift:(-12,12) bar:1975 at: 45480 fontsize:S text: 45,480 shift:(-15,5) bar:1982 at: 43013 fontsize:S text: 43,013 shift:(-15,5) bar:1990 at: 41968 fontsize:S text: 41,968 shift:(-15,5) bar:1999 at: 40932 fontsize:S text: 40,932 shift:(-15,5) bar:2006 at: 38496 fontsize:S text: 38,496 shift:(-15,5) bar:2011 at: 36210 fontsize:S text: 36,210 shift:(-15,5) bar:2014 at: 34485 fontsize:S text: 34,485 shift:(-15,5) Nevers forms, together with other 6 communes, the urban area of Nevers with a population of 59,444 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Nevers, formed by 57 communes, with a population of 100,768 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . ==Administration== Nevers is the prefecture of the Nièvre department, the capital of the arrondissement of Nevers and the administrative centre  of four cantons: * Nevers-1 formed by the commune Coulanges-lès-Nevers and part of Nevers, with 11,738 inhabitants (2014). * Nevers-2 formed by 3 communes and part of Nevers, with 11,570 inhabitants (2014). * Nevers-3 formed by 3 communes and part of Nevers, with 11,874 inhabitants (2014). * Nevers-4 formed by a part of Nevers, with 10,448 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Nevers Agglomération . === Twin towns === Nevers is twinned with: * Mantua, Italy * Charleville-Mézières, France * Koblenz, Germany * Lund, Sweden * Minsk, Belarus * Neubrandenburg, Germany * St Albans, United Kingdom * Hammamet, Tunisia * Curtea de Argeș, Romania * Siedlce, Poland * Erzsébetváros, Budapest, Hungary ==Places of interest== Some interesting places in Nevers are: * The Nevers Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte- Julitte) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, dedicated to Saints Cyricus and Julitta. * The Palais Ducal ("Ducal Palace", now occupied by the courts of justice and an important ceramic museum) was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. * The Porte du Croux, a square tower dating from the end of the 14th century. == Education == * Institut supérieur de l'automobile et des transports ==Gallery== File:Nevers-Loirebréck--w.jpg|Nevers cathedral. File:MarcJP46 CathedraleNevers 02.JPG|Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers. File:Nevers-Palais ducal.JPG|Palais Ducal. File:Nevers croux.jpg|Porte du Croux. File:15 Bec d'allier (Vue de cuffy 18).jpg|Confluence of the Loire and Allier rivers.