Dampierre-sous-Bouhy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 29% of homes here are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,136/m². It skews older: just over two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Dampierre-sous-Bouhy stand out
The 3 things Dampierre-sous-Bouhy does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy.
Who lives here
Dampierre-sous-Bouhy skews older, with 42% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
13% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.8% of the town, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 12% of residents.
61.1median age
Dampierre-sous-BouhyNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Dampierre-sous-Bouhy keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 51% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2016, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2016.
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected
2016
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
The median disposable income was €23,660 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). 13.9% of people in the labour force have no job.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
50
jobs based in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy, 0.4 per working resident
13.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy costs less than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 35 homes were sold in Dampierre-sous-Bouhy. That is the middle of 35 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,116/m² for the median of compared towns in Nièvre.
€1,136/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dampierre-sous-Bouhy€1,136/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,136/m²
35
€7.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)
€6.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Dampierre-sous-Bouhy
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dampierre-sous-Bouhy is a commune of 461 people in the Communauté de communes de Puisaye-Forterre. 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.