Nievre: Nevers, the Morvan, and Quiet Countryside
Nievre is one of the least populated departments in metropolitan France, with barely 202,000 residents. Nevers, the prefecture, sits at the confluence of the Loire and the Nievre and is known for its faience pottery tradition and its links to Bernadette Soubirous, who died here in 1879. The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours hosted the French Grand Prix from 1991 to 2008.
The Morvan massif occupies the eastern portion of the department, a forested granite upland that was historically one of the poorest parts of France. The Morvan Regional Natural Park now promotes eco-tourism and hiking. Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Clamecy are small towns along the Loire and Yonne rivers respectively. The department continues to lose population, and agricultural land depopulation is a pressing issue.
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Nievre is one of the least populated departments in metropolitan France, with barely 202,000 residents. Nevers, the prefecture, sits at the confluence of the Loire and the Nievre and is known for its faience pottery tradition and its links to Bernadette Soubirous, who died here in 1879. The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours hosted the French Grand Prix from 1991 to 2008.
The Morvan massif occupies the eastern portion of the department, a forested granite upland that was historically one of the poorest parts of France. The Morvan Regional Natural Park now promotes eco-tourism and hiking. Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire and Clamecy are small towns along the Loire and Yonne rivers respectively. The department continues to lose population, and agricultural land depopulation is a pressing issue.
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