Tracy-sur-Loire

Tracy-sur-Loire

The Château of Tracy
Tracy-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°19′17″N 2°53′18″E / 47.3214°N 2.8883°E / 47.3214; 2.8883Coordinates: 47°19′17″N 2°53′18″E / 47.3214°N 2.8883°E / 47.3214; 2.8883
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton Pouilly-sur-Loire
Intercommunality Loire et Vignoble
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Denis Gaudry
Area1 23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 936
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 58295 / 58150
Elevation 142–222 m (466–728 ft)
(avg. 153 m or 502 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tracy-sur-Loire is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Boisgibault

Boisgibault (or Bois Gibault) is a village 40 miles (64 km) north of Nevers, in Nièvre, part of the commune Tracy-sur-Loire. It is known for its white wine Pouilly-Fumé and the Natural Reserve of Val de Loire, created by decree 95-1240 on 21 November 1995. One can see there, in the alluvial forest and the meadows, dragonflies, 30 species of fish, 190 species of birds, beavers, 477 species of plants.

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