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180 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
There are no grades for Dompierre-sur-Nièvre: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Nearly two in five homes here are second homes.
The one thing Dompierre-sur-Nièvre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Dompierre-sur-Nièvre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Marcel, in Prémery, 4.9 mi away.
55% 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 Dompierre-sur-Nièvre.
17% are under 15, higher than Nièvre’s towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 28% of the population. Degrees are held by 22% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%). Dompierre-sur-Nièvre holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €23,400 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 10 homes in Dompierre-sur-Nièvre. A house rents for an estimated €6.68/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Dompierre-sur-Nièvre 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 Dompierre-sur-Nièvre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Nièvre | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 10 | — | A | — | B− |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 12 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 15 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 16 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 17 | B− | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dompierre-sur-Nièvre is a commune of 180 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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 November 9, 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.