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In Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 353 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Chiddes is too small for the grades other French towns get. 34% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Chiddes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chiddes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Pierre, in Larochemillay, 3.4 mi away.
49% 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 Chiddes.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, about level with Nièvre’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Half of Chiddes is older than 54, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Chiddes | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Chiddes, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). 5.8% 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%). Of those in the labour force, 9.9% are unemployed.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Chiddes. House rents are put at about €6.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chiddes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chiddes.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chiddes is a commune of 353 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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 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.