Alligny-en-Morvan

Alligny-en-Morvan (French pronunciation: [aliɲi ɑ̃ mɔʁvɑ̃]; lit. 'Alligny-in-Morvan'), commonly referred to simply as Alligny (Burgundian: Ailnié), is a rural commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France.^[3]

Alligny-en-Morvan
Commune
The town hall in Alligny-en-Morvan
Location of Alligny-en-Morvan
Alligny-en-Morvan Show map of France Alligny-en-Morvan Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°12′03″N 4°10′41″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon
Canton	Château-Chinon
Intercommunality	CC Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Christine Grosche[1]
Area 1	48.85 km2 (18.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	603
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym	Allignycois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58003 /58230
Elevation	410–703 m (1,345–2,306 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Located in the east of the department, it borders Côte-d'Or to the northeast. It is part of Morvan Regional Natural Park.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	809	—
1975	734	−1.38%
1982	709	−0.49%
1990	679	−0.54%
1999	656	−0.38%
2009	657	+0.02%
2014	631	−0.80%
2020	601	−0.81%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Morvan Regional Natural Park