Prémery

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Prémery
Commune
The 14th-century Château des évêques de Nevers in Prémery
The 14th-century Château des évêques de Nevers in Prémery
Coat of arms of Prémery
Coat of arms
Location of Prémery
Prémery is located in France
Prémery
Prémery
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Prémery is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Prémery
Prémery
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Coordinates: 47°10′31″N 3°19′53″E / 47.1753°N 3.3314°E / 47.1753; 3.3314
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementCosne-Cours-sur-Loire
CantonLa Charité-sur-Loire
IntercommunalityCC Les Bertranges
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexis Plisson[1]
Area
1
45.62 km2 (17.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,734
 • Density38.01/km2 (98.44/sq mi)
DemonymPrémericois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58218 /58700
Elevation218–386 m (715–1,266 ft)
Websitewww.mairie-premery.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Prémery (French pronunciation: [pʁem(ə)ʁi]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[3] It is in the heart of the Nivernais.

History

In World War II, Prémery was a hub for Maquis activity within the French Resistance.[4] On 9 August 1944, German occupying forces tortured to death Jean Sanson de Sansal in the forest of Prémery, a Maquisard who refused to lead them to the Maquis hideout.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Commune file, INSEE.
  4. "PRÉMERY" (PDF) (in French). Au printemps 1944, plusieurs groupes de résistants nivernais se rassemblent créant ainsi le Maquis de Prémery.
  5. "SANSON DE SANSAL Jean, André, Robert" (in French).