La Celle-sur-Nièvre

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Ginette Saulnier^[1]Area12.95 km² (5.00 sq mi)Population158 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation203–337 m (666–1,106 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Celle-sur-Nièvre (French pronunciation: [la sɛl syʁ njɛvʁ], literally La Celle on Nièvre) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of five villages, La Celle-sur-Nièvre, Mauvrain, Gagy, Saint-Lay and Le Bas de La Celle. It is surrounded by French Oak forests and is in the Coteaux Charitois wine region. The next nearest and larger town is La Charité-sur-Loire, 20 km (12 mi), and Nevers, the capital town of the department, is about 40 km (25 mi) away.

Administration

The Mayor is Mme Ginette Saulnier who has been in office since 2008 and will hold office until 2026; she was preceded by M. Camille Melaye

As in most communes there is a local school based in the same building as the Mairie (Townhall).

Demography

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	242	—
1975	212	−1.87%
1982	212	+0.00%
1990	173	−2.51%
1999	168	−0.33%
2009	169	+0.06%
2014	162	−0.84%
2020	158	−0.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

Being a small commune of only about 160 people there are however a variety of different nationalities represented locally, Portuguese, Norwegian, English, Dutch and Irish to name a few and to add to that are the second or family home owners many now living in Paris.^{[citation needed]}

Other

There are two local wine growers both with tasting at Mauvrain. It also achieves note for the local Charolais cattle.

The nearest shop is in the bar at Beaumont-la-Ferrière, a small town about 3 km (1.9 mi) distance where English is spoken. Vans visit the outlying villages to sell their produce.

La Celle has a Church St Martin's but it is only open for special events or in rotation for services. The church is otherwise available in Beaumont.

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department

References