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635 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

635

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.13

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

Median income

€26,490

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chevenon a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chevenon has none.

Église de Jaugenay (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chevenon’s story

Chevenon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Chevenon counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jacques Carpentier de Marigny, born in 1615, is the one person born in Chevenon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1976First protected: Église de Jaugenay (ancienne)

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevenon.

History

Old homes shape Chevenon: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Chevenon is Église de Jaugenay (ancienne). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église de Jaugenay (ancienne) 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1946

first monument protected

Full pageChevenon’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chevenon?”

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

Who lives here

A younger town: only 21% of people in Chevenon are 65 or over, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

43.3median age

ChevenonNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chevenon
	Chevenon	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	18%	14%	17%
15–24	7.7%	8.7%	11%
25–44	26%	19%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	21%	32%	22%
No diploma	12%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	17%	18%
Higher education	28%	19%	30%

Full pageChevenon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.3 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad0.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chevenon?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Chevenon than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

8.3% of the labour force are out of work. Half of residents lived on more than €26,490 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120). Jobs located in Chevenon: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.1 each).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

jobs based in Chevenon, 0.1 per working resident

8.3%

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

€26,490

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChevenon’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.1 per working resident Median income€26,490 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 1.9 mi off. General-bac pupils go 6.2 mi to the nearest lycée.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chevenon85.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Louis AragonNearest collègeCollège	Collège	52	85%−8 pts

85.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate

1.9 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChevenon’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Chevenon is €9.13/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.00/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Chevenon.

€9.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chevenon€9.13/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nièvre median€9.08/m²

€9.13/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €11.22/m² a month)

€8.00/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChevenon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.13/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chevenon

13pages on Chevenon

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.6 mi away Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Chevenon’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église de Jaugenay (ancienne)Church · 12th c.

Classé

Église et crypteChurch · in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel, 4.9 mi

Classé

Château de PryeChâteau · 19th c. · in La Fermeté, 5 mi

Classé

Château de Rosemont (ruines)Château · 13th c. · in Luthenay-Uxeloup, 5.1 mi

Photo credits

Église de Jaugenay (ancienne): Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chevenon

One notable person was born in Chevenon.

Their page →

Jacques Carpentier de MarignyFrench poet · 1615–1673

Chevenon’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 →

ImphyNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesMarzyFourchambaultChevenon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chevenon	635	—	—	—	—	—
Imphy	3,182	1.8	C⁺	A	B	D
Nevers	33,085	6.2	C	A⁻	D	C⁺
Coulanges-lès-Nevers	3,688	6.8	A	A⁻	A⁺	B
Varennes-Vauzelles	9,146	7.9	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Marzy	3,623	8.2	A⁻	B	A	B⁻
Fourchambault	3,992	9.8	B⁻	A	C⁺	D

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

About Chevenon

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chevenon is a commune of 635 people in the Communauté de communes Loire et Allier. 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: 635 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Loire et Allier
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 12.7 sq mi (33 km²)
INSEE code: 58072

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.