Nevers

Nevers is a commune in the Nievre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region in central France. It is the prefecture (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-Saone.
History
The name of the city comes from the name of the Nievre 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 Nievres 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 Nievre 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-les-Nevers, Saint-Eloi, Sermoise-sur-Loire, Challuy and Marzy.
Climate
The Koppen 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
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 Nievre department, the capital of the arrondissement of Nevers and the administrative centre () of four cantons:
Nevers-1 formed by the commune Coulanges-les-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 Agglomeration ().
Twin towns
Nevers is twinned with:
Mantua, Italy
Charleville-Mezieres, France
Koblenz, Germany
Lund, Sweden
Minsk, Belarus
Neubrandenburg, Germany
St Albans, United Kingdom
Hammamet, Tunisia
Curtea de Arges, Romania
Siedlce, Poland
Erzsebetvaros, Budapest, Hungary
Places of interest
Some interesting places in Nevers are:
The Nevers Cathedral (Cathedrale 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.