Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
123 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Arbourse falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a third of homes. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Arbourse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arbourse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Marcel, in Prémery, 7 mi away.
73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arbourse.
Graduates make up 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above both Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.5%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Arbourse | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.1% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.8% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 11.1%. Half of residents lived on more than €25,500 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and near compared French towns (€25,970). 2.5% of Arbourse’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Arbourse from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arbourse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arbourse yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbourse | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 11 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 16 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 17 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 17 | B− | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arbourse is a commune of 123 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 November 4, 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.