Prémery | |
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 The 14th-century Château des évêques de Nevers in Prémery | |
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 Location of Prémery | |
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| Coordinates:47°10′31″N3°19′53″E / 47.1753°N 3.3314°E /47.1753; 3.3314 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Canton | La Charité-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | CC Les Bertranges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alexis Plisson[1] |
Area 1 | 45.62 km2 (17.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,782 |
| • Density | 39.06/km2 (101.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Prémericois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58218 /58700 |
| Elevation | 218–386 m (715–1,266 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 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 acommune in theNièvredepartment in centralFrance.[3] It is in the heart of theNivernais.
InWorld War II, Prémery was a hub forMaquis activity within theFrench 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]
Au printemps 1944, plusieurs groupes de résistants nivernais se rassemblent créant ainsi le Maquis de Prémery.
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