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Magny-Cours () is a commune in the
Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.department in central
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/ref> It is the home of the ''
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some from Paris and from Lyon. It staged the Formula One French Grand Prix from 1991 (succeeding Circuit Paul Rica ...
'', a famous
motor racing Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of t ...
circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours'). It formerly hosted the
Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
French Grand Prix. Magny-Cours also hosts the
Conservatoire de la monoplace française The Conservatoire de la monoplace française is a museum dedicated to the French Formula One cars located in Magny-Cours, France and created 1 May 2015. It is located on the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours racetrack. It brings together F1 cars f ...
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Communes of the Nièvre department The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
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