Dun-les-Places has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 49% of homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
What makes Dun-les-Places stand out
The 2 things Dun-les-Places does most differently from other towns.
Calvaire, au centre du bourg: Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dun-les-Places.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Dun-les-Places: 41% are 65 or over, above Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
60.8median age
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 9% of residents are under 15. On top of that, people aged 15 to 24 are 5.4% of the population.
Dun-les-PlacesNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%
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
Old homes shape Dun-les-Places: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Dun-les-Places is Église Sainte-Amélie. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Dun-les-Places has lower unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
11%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 150 residents in work, Dun-les-Places has 150 jobs: 1.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,780 a year per consumption unit, between Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Dun-les-Places, 1.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Dun-les-Places is a commune of 358 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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
Population
358 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
17.4 sq mi (45.1 km²)
INSEE code
58106
Dun-les-Places’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
