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ChampallementNièvre

With 56 residents, it is a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.11

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

19%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Champallement a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Champallement out for now. Half of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Champallement stand out

The 2 things Champallement does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

50% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 57.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Camp romain · Classé · Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Champallement’s story

Champallement in pictures

Champallement has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1963First protected: Vestiges archéologiques
1989Most recently protected: Vicus gallo-romain (vestiges)

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champallement.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Champallement than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 47% of adults

Children under 15 make up 9.1%, below Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.5% of the town. The middle age in Champallement is 57.9.

57.9median age

ChampallementNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%

CAP or BEP20%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champallement
	Champallement	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	9.1%	14%	17%
15–24	5.5%	8.7%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	29%	32%	22%
No diploma	10%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	20%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	47%	19%	30%

Full pageChampallement’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.9 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2 people per household Born abroad22% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Champallement?”

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

History

Old homes shape Champallement: 59% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns

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

Champallement has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Camp romain. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Camp romain 3rd c.
Vestiges archéologiques Antiquity

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1963

first monument protected

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Age of homes59% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Champallement?”

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

Work & commute

More commuters in Champallement walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 18.5%

Unemployment stood at 10.7%, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Just over a tenth of Champallement’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

19%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%

On foot15%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Champallement, 0.5 per working resident

10.7%

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

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work19% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Champallement 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.

2 houses and apartments changed hands in Champallement from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.68/m² a month.

€8.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champallement€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 pageChampallement’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

Ruines galloromaines de Compierre and 2 more in and around Champallement

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

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AttractionAttractionRuines galloromaines de Compierrein town ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Révérien de Saint-Révérien2.4 km southeast, in Saint-Révérien ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Moussy4.6 km southwest, in Moussy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champallement

12pages on Champallement

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.4 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing2 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 57.9 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Champallement has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Vestiges archéologiquesArchaeological site · Antiquity

Vicus gallo-romain (vestiges)Archaeological site · 1st & 4th c.

Photo credits

Vestiges archéologiques: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vicus gallo-romain (vestiges): Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain

Famous people from Champallement

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

How we find them →

Champallement’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 →

ClamecyGuérignyChampallement

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Champallement	56	—	—	—	—	—
Clamecy	3,544	16	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Guérigny	2,505	17	—	A	—	B⁻

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

About Champallement

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Champallement is a commune of 56 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: 56 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.1 sq mi (8.1 km²)
INSEE code: 58052

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.