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Fleury-sur-LoireNièvre

230 residents make their home in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Fleury-sur-Loire a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Fleury-sur-Loire is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Château de la Motte-Farchat
Château de la Motte-Farchat · Inscrit · Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fleury-sur-Loire’s story

Fleury-sur-Loire in pictures

Fleury-sur-Loire has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1964First protected: Château de la Motte-Farchat
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Landmarks

The list names few of Fleury-sur-Loire’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de la Motte-Farchat: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fleury-sur-Loire.

History

Fleury-sur-Loire keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

The protected list starts in the 12th century. Fleury-sur-Loire has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1964
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Fleury-sur-Loire are under 15, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

43.3median age

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, between Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). 22% of residents are 65 or over.

Fleury-sur-LoireNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fleury-sur-Loire
Fleury-sur-LoireNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1519%14%17%
15–2410%8.7%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+22%32%22%
No diploma16%28%19%
CAP or BEP35%31%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education22%19%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.1% of commuters in Fleury-sur-Loire go to work without a car, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 10.2%, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €21,600 a year per consumption unit. Fleury-sur-Loire has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Fleury-sur-Loire, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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 Fleury-sur-Loire than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.46/m² a month

€7.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Fleury-sur-Loire recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.01/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fleury-sur-Loire€7.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€7.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.01 to €9.26/m² a month)
€8.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fleury-sur-Loire

12pages on Fleury-sur-Loire

Famous people from Fleury-sur-Loire

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fleury-sur-Loire yet.

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About Fleury-sur-Loire

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Fleury-sur-Loire is a commune of 230 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais. 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
230 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.7 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
58115

Fleury-sur-Loire’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nièvre →
ImphyDecizeLa MachineNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesImphyDecizeLa MachineNeversCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesFleury-sur-Loire
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fleury-sur-Loire230—————
Imphy3,1827.1C+ABD
Decize4,9327.3B−AC+C+
La Machine3,1928.6A−A+AC−
Nevers33,08513CA−DC+
Coulanges-lès-Nevers3,68814AA−A+B
Varennes-Vauzelles9,14615B+B+B−A−

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.