Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billy-Chevannes.
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Billy-Chevannes are under 15, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 27% of adults.
41.3median age
Billy-ChevannesNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Billy-Chevannes keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 51% 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 Billy-Chevannes is Église Saint-Antoine (ancienne). This Nièvre town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 2.1% of commuters in Billy-Chevannes go to work without a car, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €23,630 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. For its 150 residents in work, Billy-Chevannes has 50 jobs: 0.3 each.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Billy-Chevannes, 0.3 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Billy-Chevannes
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Billy-Chevannes is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du 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
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.
