There are no grades for Bouhy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 33% of homes here are second homes. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Bouhy stand out
The 2 things Bouhy does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouhy.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Bouhy are 65 or over, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 9%, below Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.1% of the town. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
60.6median age
BouhyNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Bouhy keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 65% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2016. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bouhy; none is classé, France’s top protection.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected
2016
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Bouhy has lower unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
The census found 9.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. For its 150 residents in work, Bouhy has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,110 a year per consumption unit, close to Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bouhy, 0.5 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,110
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bouhy
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bouhy is a commune of 410 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.
