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AsnoisNièvre

It is a town of 141 residents in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Asnois a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Asnois is too small for the grades other French towns get. 28% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.

What makes Asnois stand out

The 2 things Asnois does most differently from other towns.

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Asnois’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Asnois’ story

No historic monuments in Asnois

The Culture ministry lists no building in Asnois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Léger, in Tannay, 2.1 mi away.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asnois.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Asnois than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 9.2% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.4% of residents, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 35% of residents. A quarter of adults hold a degree.

58.8median age
AsnoisNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Asnois
AsnoisNièvre medianFrance median
Under 159.2%14%17%
15–246.4%8.7%11%
25–4413%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+35%32%22%
No diploma18%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%31%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education25%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Asnois walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%

Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income was €25,850 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.7% of working residents in Asnois at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Asnois, 0.2 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Asnois costs less than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.41/m² a month

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

Asnois recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Asnois€7.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.93 to €9.25/m² a month)
€7.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Asnois

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Landmarks

Nothing in Asnois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Asnois

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

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Asnois’ neighbors

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

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ClamecyAvallonClamecyAvallonAsnois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Asnois141—————
Clamecy3,5445.5CA+D−C−
Avallon Yonne6,30516B−A−D−C

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

About Asnois

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Asnois is a commune of 141 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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
141 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
58016

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.