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Dun-sur-GrandryNièvre

The town has 151 residents and lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Dun-sur-Grandry a good place to live?

Dun-sur-Grandry isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 47% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: just over two in five residents are 65 or over.

What makes Dun-sur-Grandry stand out

The 2 things Dun-sur-Grandry does most differently from other towns.

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Dun-sur-Grandry’s story

Dun-sur-Grandry in pictures

Dun-sur-Grandry has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dun-sur-Grandry.

Who lives here

Dun-sur-Grandry has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above both Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). One measure of family life: 9.1% of residents are under 15.

61.5median age
Dun-sur-GrandryNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dun-sur-Grandry
Dun-sur-GrandryNièvre medianFrance median
Under 159.1%14%17%
15–245.8%8.7%11%
25–4413%19%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+41%32%22%
No diploma21%28%19%
CAP or BEP29%31%26%
Baccalauréat14%17%18%
Higher education32%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Dun-sur-Grandry keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 73% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Dun-sur-Grandry has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Dun-sur-Grandry, 5.6%, runs below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €20,940 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Dun-sur-Grandry, for 50 working residents (0.6 per worker). 3.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving65%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Dun-sur-Grandry, 0.6 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
31%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Dun-sur-Grandry than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.19/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Dun-sur-Grandry from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.20/m² a month.

€8.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dun-sur-Grandry€8.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.62 to €10.13/m² a month)
€6.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Chandioux and 3 more in and around Dun-sur-Grandry

Heritage in and near Dun-sur-Grandry. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Dun-sur-Grandry

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Landmarks

Dun-sur-Grandry has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Dun-sur-Grandry

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dun-sur-Grandry yet.

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About Dun-sur-Grandry

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Dun-sur-Grandry is a commune of 151 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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
151 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
58107

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.