Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
637 residents make their home in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Arleuf falls below the line for grades. A third of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €932/m². It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Arleuf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arleuf: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arleuf.
13% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Arleuf in two is 56.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Arleuf | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Arleuf is Théâtre rural gallo-romain. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €22,330 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 12.1% of the labour force are out of work. Arleuf has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
40 houses and apartments changed hands in Arleuf from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €932/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Arleuf. Best known first.
Arleuf has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Théâtre rural gallo-romain: Photo: LeMorvandiau · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Arleuf.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arleuf is a commune of 637 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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) · 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 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.