Tannay, Nièvre

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Tannay

(2020–2026) Philippe Nolot^[1]Area

15.36 km² (5.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

567 • Density37/km² (96/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

58286 /58190

Elevation161–366 m (528–1,201 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tannay (French pronunciation: [tanɛ]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.^[3]

Geography

The village is built on a hill, providing a significant point of view over the Yonne valley. The Canal du Nivernais (Nièvre lock) is navigable.

Points of interest

Tannay Port (nautical base camp), collegiate church Saint-Léger from the 13th century. This village is on the Vezelay branch of the Route of Saint Jacques de Compostelle, about 5 hours walk from the cathedral of Vézelay Abbey.^{[citation needed]}

Town partnerships

Tannay fosters partnerships with the following places:^[4]

Norheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany since 1967

Notable people from Tannay

André-Charles Brottier

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Partnership with Norheim Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine