People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.5% of the town, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 2.2% of the population. 6.7% of adults hold a degree.

61median age

ChallementNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

46%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma33%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education7%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Challement
	Challement	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	2.2%	14%	17%
15–24	6.5%	8.7%	11%
25–44	11%	19%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	46%	32%	22%
No diploma	33%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	6.7%	19%	30%

Full pageChallement’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages61 median age · 46% are 65 or over Households30 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Challement?”

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

History

Challement keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 73% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Challement is Église Saint-Hilaire. On the Culture ministry’s list, Challement counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Hilaire 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1907

first monument protected

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Age of homes73% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Challement?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Challement are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 19.0%

5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%

On foot6%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Challement, 0.1 per working resident

19.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Challement costs less than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.11/m² a month

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

Challement recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Challement€8.11/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nièvre median€9.08/m²

€8.11/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.49 to €10.13/m² a month)

€6.68/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChallement’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Hilaire de Challement and 2 more in and around Challement

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Challement. Best known first.

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ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Hilaire de Challementin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lys3.7 km north, in Lys AttractionAttractionChâteau de Pignol3.8 km north, in Tannay

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Everything we know about Challement

12pages on Challement

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Challement counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Château de ChallementChâteau · 17th c.

Église Saint-HilaireChurch · 16th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Challement

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

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Challement’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 →

ClamecyChallement

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Challement	45	—	—	—	—	—
Clamecy	3,544	10	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻

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

About Challement

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Challement is a commune of 45 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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: 45 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km²)
INSEE code: 58050

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.