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NibelleLoiret

The town has 1,171 residents and lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Nibelle a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Most journeys need a car (D): 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 16% of its homes are second homes.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Nibelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Nibelle stand out

The 2 things Nibelle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Nibelle grades

Each subject compares Nibelle with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.

How grading works

Nibelle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

WalkabilityAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & income9.8% unemploymentC−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA−Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 15% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C− and ABOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Vestiges du château du Hallier
Vestiges du château du Hallier · Inscrit · Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nibelle’s story

Nibelle in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nibelle, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1967First protected: Vestiges du château du Hallier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nibelle.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Nibelle is harder to get around on foot than 89% of compared French towns

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.5% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 6.5% of working residents in Nibelle didn’t travel to work at all. Half of residents lived on more than €25,920 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Nibelle, 0.3 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 11% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A−

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nibelle than in Loiret’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.51/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The median price, €1,646/m², comes from 52 sales of houses and apartments in Nibelle from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,646/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Nibelle€1,646/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,646/m²52
€9.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.85 to €11.53/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Nibelle: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Loiret’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nibelle, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1967
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

HealthHealth B

Adjusted for age and care homes, Nibelle sees fewer deaths than 60% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Loiret can expect 85.4 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Nibelle from 2016 to 2025; there were 107, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Nibelle is Centre hospitalier, 10.9 mi away. This Loiret town has one family doctor.

−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Nibelle · 0.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier
21 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de L Agglomeration Montargoise
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.

Who lives here

Nibelle has fewer young adults than Loiret’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. The middle age in Nibelle is 45.1. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

45.1median age
NibelleLoiret medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nibelle
NibelleLoiret medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–249.2%10%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6428%25%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma18%21%19%
CAP or BEP33%26%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education25%30%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Château du Hallier and 4 more in and around Nibelle

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Nibelle. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Nibelle

14pages on Nibelle

Landmarks

Nibelle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Vestiges du château du Hallier: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nibelle

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nibelle yet.

How we find them →

Nibelle’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loiret →
Fay-aux-LogesTraînouLouryPithiviersChâteauneuf-sur-LoireDonneryFay-aux-LogesTraînouLouryPithiviersChâteauneuf-sur-LoireDonneryNibelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nibelle1,171——A−—B
Fay-aux-Loges3,91610A+BAA−
Traînou3,40211A−BA+C
Loury2,61611—B−—A−
Pithiviers8,85611C−B+D−C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Loire8,54612B−B−BB−
Donnery2,87313—B−—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Nibelle

Is Nibelle safe?

Nibelle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Nibelle expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,646/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nibelle grades A− for cost of living.

About Nibelle

Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire

Nibelle is a commune of 1,171 people in the Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
1,171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pithiverais-Gâtinais
Département
Loiret (45)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.5 sq mi (27.1 km²)
INSEE code
45228

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.