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A town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 233 people.
Gâcogne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 45% of its housing. 47% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gâcogne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gâcogne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Voie romaine d'Autun à Orléans (ancienne), in Ouroux-en-Morvan, 4 mi away.
79% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gâcogne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gâcogne.
Among adults, 30% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 47% of the town, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 4.2% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gâcogne | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.2% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 10.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Gâcogne number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,480 a year per consumption unit, near Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Gâcogne from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gâcogne yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gâcogne is a commune of 233 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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
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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.