Nièvre is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019. Its prefecture is Nevers.
A view of the prefecture of the Nièvre department, the city of Nevers, on the river Loire, with Nevers Cathedral in the background
Ducal Palace in Nevers
Commandry of the Knights Templar in Villemoison
Notre-Dame of La Charité-sur-Loire
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region came into existence on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections of December 2015, electing 100 members to the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Image: Besançon, la cathédrale Saint Jean ; portail nord
Image: Vue panoramique de Dijon 07
Image: Théâtre Lons Saunier 7
Image: Nevers Pont de Loire 2