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Ouroux-en-Morvan (, ) 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 the
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
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in central
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/ref> In 2021, it had a population of 599.


Geography

Ouroux-en-Morvan, which covers an area of 60.56 km2 (23.38 sq mi), is part of
Morvan Regional Natural Park Morvan Regional Natural Park (, ) is a protected area of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central France. It covers a total area of and extends through four different departments with the majorit ...
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Sister cities

Ouroux-en-Morvan has been twinned with * Cullera,
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See also

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Communes of the Nièvre department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ourouxenmorvan Communes of Nièvre