Bouhy

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Bouhy

Total population

445

Elevation220 m

Land area36.37 km²

WeatherAvg high 59.7°F

Coordinates47.49°, 3.17°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bouhy is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France, in the natural region of Forterre.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

F

François Guillaume Barthélémy Laurent

French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars (1750-1825)

Camille Lian

French physician

F

François Roger de Gaignières

French genealogist and antiquarian

G

Gilbert Mathieu

French politician

G

Gérard Vée

French politician (1912–1986)

Antoine-Philippe Dubois-Descours de la Maisonfort

French lexicographer (1763–1827)

Mamertinus of Auxerre

monk and abbot

Onésime Delafond

French veterinarian (1805–1861)

L

Lupus Thomas

Nicolas Joseph Hervez de Chegoin

French physician

Alice-Leontine Farges

French Esperantist

M

Maurice Miel

Cyclist from France

S

Simone Chalon

French journalist (1922-2011)

A

Alexandre Marie-Davigneau

French politician (1755-1818)

A

Anne Merloz

French official

G

Gustave Vavon

French chemist (1884-1953)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

• Treigny
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,042
• Billy-sur-Oisy
  11.6 mi away · pop. 352
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
  12.3 mi away · pop. 9,437
• Clamecy
  16.6 mi away · pop. 3,593
• Pourrain
  21.9 mi away · pop. 1,320
• Merry-la-Vallée
  23 mi away · pop. 364
• Teigny
  24.5 mi away · pop. 111
• Lindry
  24.7 mi away · pop. 1,354
• Chassy
  26.7 mi away · pop. 471
• Marigny-sur-Yonne
  26.8 mi away · pop. 191
• Vézelay
  27.2 mi away · pop. 448
• Guérigny
  27.6 mi away · pop. 2,519

Browse all places in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Seen 2026-09-09

common soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Seen 2026-08-29

European Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Seen 2026-08-28

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-08-26

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Seen 2026-08-25

Tiger Sawgill

Lentinus tigrinus

Seen 2026-08-21

European Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Seen 2026-08-18

European Holly Leafminer

Phytomyza ilicis

Seen 2026-08-18

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-08-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers