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The town has 115 residents and lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cessy-les-Bois isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 37% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cessy-les-Bois does most differently from other towns.
Cessy-les-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.
75% 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 Cessy-les-Bois.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 5.3%. 29% of adults hold a degree, above Nièvre’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Cessy-les-Bois is 63.3 years old.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Cessy-les-Bois | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.6% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 8.2% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Cessy-les-Bois has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 10.7%, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,770 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €6.92/m² a month. The market in Cessy-les-Bois: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Cessy-les-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cessy-les-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessy-les-Bois | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 14 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 14 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
| Clamecy | 3,544 | 17 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cessy-les-Bois is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire. 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 9, 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.