Sémelay () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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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
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Government and military
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in central
France
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. The town of Sémelay belongs to the
canton of Luzy The canton of Luzy is an administrative division of the Nièvre department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Luzy.
It consists of the following commu ...
and the
arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)
The arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville) is an arrondissement of France in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 80 communes. Its population is 28,291 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the ...
.
Geography
The river
Alène
The Alène () is a long river in the Nièvre department in central France. Its source is at Poil, about west of the village, in the ''parc naturel régional du Morvan''. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Aron, into which i ...
flows westward through the southern part of commune.
The town's area is 33.53 km². It is situated at an altitude of about 294 meters.
Village de Sémelay
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Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 221.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France
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References
Communes of Nièvre
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