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A town of 153 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Breugnon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Breugnon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 12% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Breugnon stand out

The one thing Breugnon does most differently from other towns.

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Breugnon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Breugnon’s story

No historic monuments in Breugnon

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin (ancienne collégiale), in Clamecy, 3.9 mi away.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Breugnon.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Breugnon than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults

27% of residents are 65 or over, below Nièvre’s towns (32%) but above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.

49.5median age
BreugnonNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education14%

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 Breugnon
BreugnonNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–249.7%8.7%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+27%32%22%
No diploma24%28%19%
CAP or BEP32%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education14%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Breugnon are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.9%

The median disposable income was €25,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120). 1.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving96%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Breugnon, 0.2 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Breugnon costs less than in Nièvre’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

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

4 houses and apartments changed hands in Breugnon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Breugnon€7.30/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Villaine and 5 more in and around Breugnon

Heritage in and near Breugnon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Breugnon

12pages on Breugnon

Landmarks

Nothing in Breugnon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Breugnon

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

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Breugnon’s neighbors

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

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ClamecyClamecyBreugnon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Breugnon153—————
Clamecy3,5443.6CA+D−C−

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

About Breugnon

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Breugnon is a commune of 153 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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
153 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code
58038

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.