Pouilly-sur-Loire is a commune

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

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Pouilly-sur-Loire is a picturesque town famous for the white wine known as Pouilly-Fumé

Pouilly-Fumé

Pouilly-Fumé is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée for dry white wine from the Loire Valley wine-producing region of France. Pouilly-Fumé is made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety. It is characterized by smoky flavors and minerality. The vineyards are located in the communes...

. There are numerous domaines that the wine tourist can visit and where he can sample the wines produced by that domaine. Two of those domaines are actual chateaux.

Demographics

At the 1999 census

Census

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, the population was 1718. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 1746.