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Avril-sur-LoireNièvre

245 residents make their home in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Avril-sur-Loire a good place to live?

There are no grades for Avril-sur-Loire: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Avril-sur-Loire’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Avril-sur-Loire’s story

No historic monuments in Avril-sur-Loire

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aré, in Decize, 3.9 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Avril-sur-Loire is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avril-sur-Loire.

Who lives here

Few people in Avril-sur-Loire are 15 to 24: 4.7%, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

50.5median age

28% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Nièvre’s towns (32%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

Avril-sur-LoireNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Avril-sur-Loire
Avril-sur-LoireNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1517%14%17%
15–244.7%8.7%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+23%32%22%
No diploma12%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%31%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education28%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Avril-sur-Loire, 6.4%, runs below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Avril-sur-Loire has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The census found 2.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €26,090 a year per consumption unit, above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Avril-sur-Loire, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

79.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 3 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Avril-sur-Loire79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice GenevoixNearest collègeCollègeCollège9079%−9 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Avril-sur-Loire costs less than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.36/m² a month

€8.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Avril-sur-Loire. A house rents for an estimated €8.01/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Avril-sur-Loire€8.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €10.49/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Everything we know about Avril-sur-Loire

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Famous people from Avril-sur-Loire

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About Avril-sur-Loire

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Avril-sur-Loire is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais. 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
245 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²)
INSEE code
58020

Avril-sur-Loire’s neighbors

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

All towns in Nièvre →
DecizeLa MachineImphyAvermesNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversDecizeLa MachineImphyAvermesNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversAvril-sur-Loire
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Avril-sur-Loire245—————
Decize4,9323.8B−AC+C+
La Machine3,1926.8A−A+AC−
Imphy3,1829.8C+ABD
Avermes Allier4,07416A+A−AA
Nevers33,08517CA−DC+
Coulanges-lès-Nevers3,68817AA−A+B

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

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 9, 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.