Pouilly-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [puji syʁ lwaʁ], literally Pouilly on Loire) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[3]
Pouilly-sur-Loire | |
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 The pavillon du milieu de Loire, in Pouilly-sur-Loire | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pouilly-sur-Loire  | |
  Pouilly-sur-Loire  Pouilly-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′01″N 2°57′30″E / 47.2836°N 2.9583°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Knopp[1] |
Area 1 | 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,607 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58215 /58150 |
| Elevation | 143–244 m (469–801 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pouilly-sur-Loire is a town noted for the white wine known as Pouilly-Fumé. There are several domaines that wine-tourists can visit and sample wines. Two of those domaines are actual chateaux. Pouilly-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers and Cosne-sur-Loire.
Demographics
editOn 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,606.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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