Fourchambault (French pronunciation: [fuʁʃɑ̃bo]) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.

[3] Fourchambault lies on the right, eastern bank of the river Loire, about 7 km northwest of Nevers.

A dock was built for cargo boats, and the Loire provided water for the steam engines.

[6] The Société de Commentry, Fourchambault et Decazeville was formed in 1853 through a merger of the Fourchambault foundry, Imphy (Nièvre) steelworks, Montluçon (Allier) foundry and Commentry (Allier) colliery.

In 1968 it was merged with the Société des forges et aciéries du Creusot, which in 1971 became Creusot-Loire.