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In Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 90 residents.
Gien-sur-Cure is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 54% of homes here are second homes. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gien-sur-Cure does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gien-sur-Cure as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pierre à pétroglyphes, dite Pierre du pas de l'âne, dans la forêt de Planches-du-Morvan, in Lavault-de-Frétoy, 4.5 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gien-sur-Cure 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 Gien-sur-Cure.
10% are under 15, below both Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Gien-sur-Cure is 57.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gien-sur-Cure | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 44% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 12.5%. At the census, 17.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
11 houses and apartments changed hands in Gien-sur-Cure from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Gien-sur-Cure. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gien-sur-Cure yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gien-sur-Cure is a commune of 90 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gien-sur-Cure | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Autun Saône-et-Loire | 13,172 | 16 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
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 8, 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.