Nevers

**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/km<sup>2</sup>.

**Evolution of the population in Nevers**

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 <small>(2014)</small>.
- Nevers-2 formed by 3 _communes_ and part of Nevers, with 11,570 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
- Nevers-3 formed by 3 _communes_ and part of Nevers, with 11,874 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.
- Nevers-4 formed by a part of Nevers, with 10,448 inhabitants <small>(2014)</small>.

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

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Nièvre department
- Communes of the Nièvre department

## Other websites

- Ville de Nevers - official website
- Nevers Office of Tourism

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Nevers
- **image coat of arms**: Blason comte fr Nevers.svg
- **image**: Place de la repulique nevers.JPG
- **caption**: _Place de la République_ in Nevers.
- **arrondissement**: Nevers
- **canton**: Chief town of 4 cantons
- **intercommunality**: Nevers Agglomération
- **mayor**: Denis Thuriot
- **term**: 2014-2020
- **elevation m**: 203
- **elevation min m**: 167
- **elevation max m**: 238
- **area km2**: 17.33
- **population**: 34485
- **population date**: 2014
- **insee**: 58194
- **postal code**: 58000
- **website**: [https://www.nevers.fr/ www.nevers.fr]