Pouilly-sur-Loire

For the wine, see Pouilly-sur-Loire AOC.
Pouilly-sur-Loire

The pavillon du milieu de Loire, in Pouilly-sur-Loire

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Pouilly-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°17′01″N 2°57′30″E / 47.2836°N 2.9583°E / 47.2836; 2.9583Coordinates: 47°17′01″N 2°57′30″E / 47.2836°N 2.9583°E / 47.2836; 2.9583
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Nièvre
Arrondissement Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton Pouilly-sur-Loire
Intercommunality Loire et Vignoble
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Jacques Lété
Area1 20.28 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,718
  Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 58215 / 58150
Elevation 143–244 m (469–801 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.

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

Pouilly-sur-Loire is a picturesque town famous for the white wine known as Pouilly-Fumé. 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, the population was 1718. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 1746.

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