Arthel is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 44% of homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Arthel stand out
The 2 things Arthel does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arthel.
Who lives here
Few people in Arthel are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 44% of adults. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, about level with Nièvre’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.
54median age
ArthelNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Arthel keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 73% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Arthel: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Château d'Apremont. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Arthel has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each
Unemployment stood at 12.5%, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 13.5% of working residents in Arthel to work at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
Public transport14%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Arthel, 0.4 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Arthel
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arthel is a commune of 89 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
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.
