Poil

Poil
Poil
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Poil
Coordinates: 46°52′04″N 4°04′28″E / 46.8678°N 4.0744°ECoordinates: 46°52′04″N 4°04′28″E / 46.8678°N 4.0744°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Château-Chinon
Canton	Luzy
Intercommunality	Alène et la Roche
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Louis Cougny
Area^1	27.02 km^2 (10.43 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	189
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	58211 / 58170
Elevation	297–522 m (974–1,713 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

The commune is part of the parc naturel régional du Morvan.

The river Alène has its source in the south-western part of the commune.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 189. On 1 January 2005, the estimate was 158. 'Poil' is also a rarely used English name of French origin

See also

• Communes of the Nièvre department
• Parc naturel régional du Morvan

References

• INSEE commune file