Clamecy grades C overall: better than 30% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 14.1 recorded violent incidents and 26.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Clamecy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clamecy.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Clamecy than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Clamecy is below both Nièvre’s towns (€9.08/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). No town in Nièvre costs less to buy into than Clamecy, at €668/m², the lowest of 13. The median price, €668/m², comes from 134 sales of houses and apartments in Clamecy from July 2023 to June 2026.
€668/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Clamecy€668/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€668/m²
122
€7.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.81 to €9.09/m² a month)
2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Clamecy than in Nièvre or compared French towns: 40 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Clamecy comes above both Nièvre’s towns (4.1) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1985. The Culture ministry lists 14 historic monuments in Clamecy: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 12 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Clamecy runs higher than in 96% of compared French towns
Clamecy ranks last of the 12 compared towns in Nièvre on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 140 offenses in the graded categories in Clamecy in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.6% of the index here.
14.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage43
Family violence23
Other physical violence22
Burglary17
Vehicle theft14
Sexual violence13
Theft from vehicles8
Fraud55
Theft without violence43
Drug use41
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
14.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
140
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Clamecy, 21.0%, runs above Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
For Clamecy, that is above both Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Clamecy has 2,950 jobs for 1,050 working residents, 2.8 per worker. At the census, 31.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving62%
On foot25%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,950
jobs based in Clamecy, 2.8 per working resident
21.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Clamecy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Clamecy records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Nièvre’s towns (93) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 688 residents of Clamecy died, against 529 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 30% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw130
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Clamecy · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Clamecy
24.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Auxerre
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 31% are 65 or over, against 8.7% and 32% in the median compared commune of Nièvre. 17% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Nièvre 19%, France 30%).
49.8median age
ClamecyNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
91.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Clamecy, below both Nièvre’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #10 of 12 in Nièvre.
91%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Église Saint-Martin (ancienne collégiale): Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du Tisserand: Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maison du 15e siècle: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · Maison du chapitre Saint-Martin (ancienne): Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
Romain Rolland: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Arnaud Montebourg: Jackolan1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Édouard Séguin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Alain Colas: Gvdmoort, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gabriel Alapetite: Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher), Public domain · Hippolyte Marié-Davy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Questions about Clamecy
Is Clamecy safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 43 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Clamecy good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #10 of 12 in Nièvre. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Clamecy expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €668/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clamecy grades A+ for cost of living.
About Clamecy
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Clamecy is a commune of 3,544 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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
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.
