| Tracy-sur-Loire | |
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| Commune | |
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The Château of Tracy
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| Coordinates: 47°19′17″N 2°53′18″E / 47.3214°N 2.8883°ECoordinates: 47°19′17″N 2°53′18″E / 47.3214°N 2.8883°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Arrondissement | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire |
| Canton | Pouilly-sur-Loire |
| Intercommunality | Loire et Vignoble |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Denis Gaudry |
| Area1 | 23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 936 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 58295 /58150 |
| Elevation | 142–222 m (466–728 ft) (avg. 153 m or 502 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Tracy-sur-Loire is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Boisgibault (or Bois Gibault) is a village 40 miles (64 km) north of Nevers, in Nièvre, part of the commune Tracy-sur-Loire. It is known for its white wine Pouilly-Fumé and the Natural Reserve of Val de Loire, created by decree 95-1240 on 21 November 1995. One can see there, in the alluvial forest and the meadows, dragonflies, 30 species of fish, 190 species of birds, beavers, 477 species of plants.