Fourchambault

Fourchambault
The centre of Fourchamboult The centre of Fourchamboult
Coat of arms of Fourchambault Coat of arms
Fourchambault
Location within Burgundy region Fourchambault
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Nevers
Canton	Pougues-les-Eaux
Intercommunality	Nevers
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-René Leroy
Area1	4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	4,787
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	58117 / 58600
Elevation	162–181 m (531–594 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.

Fourchambault is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 4828. On 1 January 2012, the estimate was 4787.

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department

References

• INSEE commune file