Fourchambault

Fourchambault is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

Fourchambault
Commune
The centre of Fourchamboult
Coat of arms
Location of Fourchambault
Fourchambault
Fourchambault
Coordinates: 47°01′10″N 3°05′08″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementNevers
CantonFourchambault
IntercommunalityNevers
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Jean-René Leroy
Area
1
4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,229
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58117 /58600
Elevation162–181 m (531–594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 4828. On 1 January 2012, the estimate was 4787.

Industrial history

In 1819 Boigues & Fils, iron merchant in Paris, and M. Labbé, decided to find a new site on the Loire for their iron foundry to which it would be easier to transport coal, and decided on Fourchambault. A dock was built for cargo boats, and the Loire provided water for the steam engines.[2] Construction of the factory at Fourchambault began in 1821. The Charbonnières Raveaux and Cramain furnaces became annexes to the new building, and Boigues & Fils collected several furnaces from Nivernais and Berry. Manufacturing began in 1822. Almost 3,000 workers from the surrounding countryside were employed in the cast iron foundry.[3]

The Société de Commentry, Fourchambault et Decazeville was formed in 1853 through a merger of the Fourchambault foundry, Imphy (Nièvre) steelworks, Montluçon (Allier) foundry and Commentry (Allier) colliery.[4] In 1954 the company was renamed the Société métallurgique d'Imphy. In 1968 it was merged with the Société des forges et aciéries du Creusot, which in 1971 became Creusot-Loire.[4] The combined company was in turn absorbed by Creusot-Loire (Saône-et-Loire) in 1971. The Creusot-Loire group was liquidated in December 1984.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Dassé 2006, p. 2.
  3. Dassé 2006, p. 3.
  4. Société de Commentry - Fourchambault – industrie.lu.

Sources



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