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A town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 266 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Armes out for now.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Armes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
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 Armes.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.8%. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Nièvre’s towns (32%) but above compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Armes by age and the one in the middle is 52.2.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Armes | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Armes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,590 a year per consumption unit, near Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The jobless rate is 11.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Armes, 91.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Giroud de VilletteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 87%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Romain RollandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 86 | 91%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Armes from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Armes. Best known first.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Clamecy2 km west, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Romain-Rolland1.9 km west, in ClamecyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Notre-Dame du Val Saint-Jean de Basseville5 km northwest, in PousseauxMuseumMuseumEcomusée du Flottage du bois2 km west, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumEcomusée de la Lavandière2.2 km west, in ClamecyAttractionAttractionRoches de Basseville5 km northwest, in SurgyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Armes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de Saint-Lazare: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Armes yet.
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
Armes is a commune of 266 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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 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.