Suilly-la-Tour

Suilly-la-Tour
Commune
The church of Saint-Symphorien, in Suilly-la-Tour
Coat of arms
Location of Suilly-la-Tour
Suilly-la-Tour Location within France Suilly-la-Tour Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°20′15″N 3°04′00″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Canton	Pouilly-sur-Loire
Area 1	36.91 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	569
• Density	15.4/km2 (39.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58281 /58150
Elevation	158–237 m (518–778 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Suilly-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [sɥiji la tuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Geography

Suilly-la-Tour is located about 48 km north-northwest of Nevers, along the Nohain. It borders Donzy to the north and east, Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois to the east and southeast, Vielmanay to the southeast and south, Garchy to the south and southwest, Saint-Quentin-sur-Nohain to the west, and Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain to the northwest.

Population

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016	2022
Population	915	886	799	716	633	588	558	606	600	575

Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Places of interest

• Saint-Symphorien Church, classified as a Monument historique since 1914.
• Les Granges Castle, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries; parts of the castle have been protected as a Monument historique since 1974 and 1983.
• A former 17th-century ironworks, parts of which have been listed as a Monument historique since 2008.
• Vergers Castle, dating from the 15th century.

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department