What is Arrondissement of Nevers?
{{Infobox French subdivision | type = arr | name=Nevers | INSEE=583 | nbcomm=82 | prefecture=y | seat=[[Nevers]] | population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} | population_as_of = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} | population_footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes2}} | area=2025.4 | image_map=Locator map of Arrondissement Nevers 2019.png | map_caption=Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté }} The '''arrondissement of Nevers''' is an [[Arrondissements of France|arrondissement]] of France. It is part of the [[Nièvre]] ''[[Departments of France|département]]'' in the [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]] [[Regions of France|region]]. Its [[Capital city|capital]], and [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the department, is the city of [[Nevers]]. ==History== When the Nièvre department was created on 17 February 1800, the ''arrondissement'' of Nevers was part of that original department.<ref name=splaf>{{cite web |url=http://splaf.free.fr/58his.html |title=Historique de la Nièvre |work=Le SPLAF |language=French |accessdate=7 October 2014 |date= }}</ref> ==Geography== The ''arrondissement'' of Nevers is bordered to the north by the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire|Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire]], to the northeast by the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Clamecy|Clamecy]], to the east by the ''arrondissement'' of [[Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)|Château-Chinon (Ville)]], to the south by the [[Allier]] ([[Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]) department and to the west by the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] ([[Centre-Val de Loire]]) department. The ''arrondissement'' is in the southwestern part of the department, with an area of {{Convert|2020.3|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=off }},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=ARR-583 |title=Arrondissement de Nevers (583) |work= Comparateur de territoire |publisher=Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE |format= |language=French |