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234 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Couloutre falls below the line for grades. 30% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Couloutre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Couloutre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Motte-Josserand, in Perroy, 4.1 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Couloutre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couloutre.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.8%. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 21% of adults hold a degree.
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.
| Couloutre | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Couloutre: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.5 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,690 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.
House rents are put at about €6.92/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Couloutre.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Couloutre yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Couloutre is a commune of 234 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couloutre | 234 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 14 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Clamecy | 3,544 | 14 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.