Magny-Cours | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Nevers |
Canton: | Nevers-2 |
Insee: | 58152 |
Postal Code: | 58470 |
Mayor: | Jean-Louis Gutierrez[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Loire et Allier |
Coordinates: | 46.8853°N 3.1506°W |
Elevation M: | 200 |
Elevation Min M: | 181 |
Elevation Max M: | 277 |
Area Km2: | 31.87 |
Magny-Cours (in French pronounced as /maɲi kuʁ/) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.[2]
It is the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours'). It formerly hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix.
Magny-Cours also hosts the Conservatoire de la monoplace française.