Sémelay

Sémelay
The church in Sémelay
Location of Sémelay
Sémelay
Sémelay
Coordinates: 46°51′09″N 3°51′07″E / 46.85250°N 3.8519°E / 46.85250; 3.8519
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentNièvre
ArrondissementChâteau-Chinon (Ville)
CantonLuzy
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Guy Laffaye
Area
1
33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
223
  Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
58276 /58360
Elevation227–530 m (745–1,739 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sémelay (French pronunciation: [semlɛ]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. The town of Sémelay belongs to the canton of Luzy and the arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville).