High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-Brisson is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Nièvre is part of the current region of Bourgogne, although historically it was not part of the province of Burgundy, and it is surrounded by the departments of Yonne, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Cher, and Loiret. The département is crossed by "La Loire" which is the longest river of France.