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The town, home to 188 people, lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Azy-le-Vif has none. Second homes make up 18% of its housing. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Azy-le-Vif does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Azy-le-Vif as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Rosemont (ruines), in Luthenay-Uxeloup, 4.8 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azy-le-Vif.
Retirement age and beyond: 28% of residents are 65 or older. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%). Graduates make up 25% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Azy-le-Vif | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 3.9% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs located in Azy-le-Vif: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €22,060 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Azy-le-Vif is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azy-le-Vif yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azy-le-Vif | 188 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 9.8 | C+ | A | B | D |
| Decize | 4,932 | 11 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 13 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Avermes Allier | 4,074 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 14 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Sancoins Cher | 2,951 | 15 | B+ | A+ | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Azy-le-Vif is a commune of 188 people in the Communauté de communes du Nivernais Bourbonnais. 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 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.