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BéardNièvre

A town of 160 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 33% of residents are 65 or over.

Population
160
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.13
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,270
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Béard a good place to live?

Béard is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Béard stand out

The one thing Béard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
33%22%BéardMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 51.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne)
Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: MONNIER-COUEDOR · CC BY-SA 3.0
Béard’s story

Béard in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Béard: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1972First protected: Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béard.

Who lives here

Béard has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, near Nièvre’s towns (32%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.

51.3median age
BéardNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Béard
BéardNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–247.6%8.7%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+33%32%22%
No diploma15%28%19%
CAP or BEP38%31%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education23%19%30%
Full pageBéard’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages51.3 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Béard?”

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

History

Béard keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Béard is Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected
Full pageBéard’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Béard?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Béard, 7.8%, runs below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €24,270 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 5.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Béard, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBéard’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.2 per working residentGetting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€24,270 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Béard is €9.13/m² a month

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

Sales in Béard from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€9.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Béard€9.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€9.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €11.22/m² a month)
€6.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBéard’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.13/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Motte-Farchat and 2 more in and around Béard

Heritage in and near Béard. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte-Farchat1.4 km south, in Fleury-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Druy-Parigny3.1 km east, in Druy-ParignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rosemont4.4 km west, in Luthenay-Uxeloup
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Béard

12pages on Béard
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.7 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors89% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 51.3History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Béard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne)Church · 12th & 14th c.
Classé
Château de Rosemont (ruines)Château · 13th c. · in Luthenay-Uxeloup, 2.7 mi
Classé
Église de Jaugenay (ancienne)Church · 12th c. · in Chevenon, 4.5 mi
Classé
Château de PryeChâteau · 19th c. · in La Fermeté, 6.1 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent (ancienne): Photo: MONNIER-COUEDOR · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Béard

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

How we find them →

Béard’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 →
ImphyLa MachineDecizeNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesImphyLa MachineDecizeNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesBéard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Béard160—————
Imphy3,1825.2C+ABD
La Machine3,1926.7A−A+AC−
Decize4,9326.9B−AC+C+
Nevers33,08512CA−DC+
Coulanges-lès-Nevers3,68812AA−A+B
Varennes-Vauzelles9,14614B+B+B−A−

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

About Béard

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Béard is a commune of 160 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
160 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.6 km²)
INSEE code
58025

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.