Raveau

Raveau (French pronunciation: [ʁavo]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.^[3]

Raveau
Commune
The town hall in Raveau
Location of Raveau
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Coordinates: 47°11′14″N 3°04′39″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton	La Charité-sur-Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Maujonnet[1]
Area 1	35.50 km2 (13.71 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	611
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58220 /58400
Elevation	173–332 m (568–1,089 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located near La Charité-sur-Loire, close to the river Loire and the border with the Cher department.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint-Gilles et Saint-Leu. Parts of the building, including the main doorway with a statue of St Antony, date back to 1052.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	576	—
1975	550	−0.66%
1982	618	+1.68%
1990	705	+1.66%
1999	717	+0.19%
2009	674	−0.62%
2014	713	+1.13%
2020	645	−1.66%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department