Pouilly-sur-Loire

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pouilly-sur-Loire

(2020–2026) Pascal Knopp^[1]Area

20.28 km² (7.83 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,607 • Density79/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

58215 /58150

Elevation143–244 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.

Pouilly-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [puji syʁ lwaʁ], literally Pouilly on Loire) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

Pouilly-sur-Loire is a town noted for the white wine known as Pouilly-Fumé. There are several domaines that wine-tourists can visit and sample wines. Two of those domaines are actual chateaux. Pouilly-sur-Loire station has rail connections to Nevers and Cosne-sur-Loire.

Demographics

On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 1,606.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file