Magny-Cours

Magny-Cours
Location of Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours Magny-Cours
Coordinates: 46°53′07″N 3°09′02″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Nièvre
Arrondissement	Nevers
Canton	Imphy
Intercommunality	Loire et Allier
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Robert Lecas
Area 1	31.87 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	1,486
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	58152 /58470
Elevation	181–277 m (594–909 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Magny-Cours is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

It is best known as the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous Auto racing circuit. It formerly hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix. A campus of the Institut supérieur de l'automobile et des transports is also located on the city.

Related pages

• Communes of the Nièvre department

References

• INSEE commune file

Other websites

• Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours