Prémery

Prémery
Prémery
Commune
	The 14th-century Château des évêques de Nevers in Prémery
	Coat of arms
	Location of Prémery
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	Coordinates: 47°10′31″N 3°19′53″E / 47.1753°N 3.3314°E
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
Area 1	45.62 km2 (17.61 sq mi)
Population (2022)	1,782
• Density	39/km2 (100/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.mairie-premery.fr
	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 a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3] It is in the heart of the Nivernais.

History

In World War II, Prémery was a hub for Maquis activity within the French 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Commune file, INSEE.
^ "PRÉMERY" (PDF) (in French). Au printemps 1944, plusieurs groupes de résistants nivernais se rassemblent créant ainsi le Maquis de Prémery.
^ "SANSON DE SANSAL Jean, André, Robert" (in French).