La Celle-sur-Nièvre
Encyclopedia
La Celle-sur-Nièvre is a commune
in the Nièvre
department in central France
.
It is surrounded by French Oak forests and is in the Coteaux Charitois wine region.
Weather - Please use Ctrl-click to open in another window
As in most communes there is a local school based in the same building as the Mairie (Townhall).
Mairie La Celle sur Nièvre Bourg 58700
Telephone : 0386381740
.
.
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.
The area has significant natural beauty with its forests and lush green rolling landscape which lately is favoured by artists who now find the South of France too arrid and overpopulated.
Camping is available at the Municipal Camp Site at Prémery
, the nearest larger town with a supermarket and other shops and services including a Charity shop.
Other local villages have restaurants attached to their bars and serve a variety of cuisine including West Indian and Spanish.
The next nearest and larger town is La Charite-sur-Loire
, 20 km (12.4 mi), and Nevers
, the capital town of the department, is about 40 km (24.9 mi) away
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Nièvre
Nièvre
Nièvre is a department in the centre of France named after the Nièvre River.-History:Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
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.
Weather - Please use Ctrl-click to open in another window
Administration
The Mayor is Mme Ginette Saulnier who has been in office since 2008 and will hold office until 2014, she was preceded by M. Camille MelayeAs in most communes there is a local school based in the same building as the Mairie (Townhall).
Mairie La Celle sur Nièvre Bourg 58700
Telephone : 0386381740
Demography
Being a small commune of only 167 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 ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Other
There are two local wine growers both with tasting at Mauvrain. It also achieves note for the local Charolais cattleCharolais cattle
Charolais cattle are a beef breed of cattle which originated in Charolais, around Charolles, in France. They are raised for their meat and are known for their composite qualities when crossed with other breeds, most notably Angus and Hereford cattle...
.
The nearest shop is in the bar at Beaumont-la-Ferrière
Beaumont-la-Ferrière
Beaumont-la-Ferrière is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 144. On 1 January 2007, the estimate was 137.-References:*...
, 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.
The area has significant natural beauty with its forests and lush green rolling landscape which lately is favoured by artists who now find the South of France too arrid and overpopulated.
Camping is available at the Municipal Camp Site at Prémery
Prémery
Prémery is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, the nearest larger town with a supermarket and other shops and services including a Charity shop.
Other local villages have restaurants attached to their bars and serve a variety of cuisine including West Indian and Spanish.
The next nearest and larger town is La Charite-sur-Loire
La Charité-sur-Loire
La Charité-sur-Loire is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-History:The town began as the first of the Cluniac priories on an island site in the Loire....
, 20 km (12.4 mi), and Nevers
Nevers
Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...
, the capital town of the department, is about 40 km (24.9 mi) away