Nervieux sits below 98% of compared French towns for households in social housing (1.5%)
Here 24% of households are headed by a manual worker, where the figure in the typical compared French town is 14%. For Nervieux, the census puts single-parent households at 4.6%. At 5%, the share of second homes is higher than in 77% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 1,040 residents in 450 households.
Throughout this page, the Loire median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Nervieux
Empty homes
The census found 62 homes empty (11%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +10% since 2012 puts Nervieux ahead of 70% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +5%, and from 2017 to 2023 +5%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Loire town +3%.
7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below 95% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Nervieux 43.7. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Nervieux is 43.7, lower than in 52% of compared French towns. Typically, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 21% locally.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Above 77% of compared French towns: 30% of households are couples with children
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
Where 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town, Nervieux has 30%. The average household has 2.3 people. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
6.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 92% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
With households without a car at 8%, Nervieux is behind 67% of compared French towns on that count. More empty homes than in 86% of compared French towns: 11%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of homes are flats.
€25,690 a year: the median standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of residents live in households above €25,690 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 53% of compared French towns.
Nervieux: 15% of households are headed by a manager or professional, above 76% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
29% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. Set beside that, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Nervieux ranks below 97% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.8% of residents are foreign nationals here. In the typical compared French town, the share of immigrants is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 96% of compared French towns: 19% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents tops 91% of compared French towns: 50%. As a reference point, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
In Nervieux, 25% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 68% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Roughly two in ten: a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,040 to 2,582 people), the 15th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nervieux is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nervieux | 43.7 | 21% | 5% | 1.4% |
| Balbigny 2,911 · 2 mi | 46.4 | 26% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| Feurs 8,367 · 5.9 mi | 50.7 | 32% | 2% | 6.7% |
| Boën-sur-Lignon 3,001 · 8.2 mi | 55.3 | 35% | 2.3% | 3.6% |
| Panissières 2,911 · 9.2 mi | 49.4 | 29% | 7.2% | 3% |
| Montrond-les-Bains 5,652 · 12.4 mi | 48.3 | 29% | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| Commelle-Vernay 3,050 · 13.8 mi | 49 | 27% | 1% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Nervieux
What is the population of Nervieux?
1,040 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% more than in 2012 (943).
How old are Nervieux’s residents?
The median age is 43.7, younger than 52% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nervieux?
27, with occasional dwellings: 5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nervieux?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.8%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nervieux?
€25,690 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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