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A town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 652 people.
Cossaye isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cossaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cossaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aré, in Decize, 5.5 mi away.
27% 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 Cossaye.
7.8% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. The middle age in Cossaye is 53.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Cossaye | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.2% of the labour force are out of work. For its 200 residents in work, Cossaye has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Median disposable income comes to €22,240 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in Cossaye.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Cossaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cossaye as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossaye | 652 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Decize | 4,932 | 5.3 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 9.9 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Avermes Allier | 4,074 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Yzeure Allier | 12,897 | 15 | A | A− | B | B+ |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 15 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Moulins Allier | 19,206 | 15 | B+ | A− | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cossaye is a commune of 652 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais. 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.