At under 1,000 residents, Glux-en-Glenne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 58% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
What makes Glux-en-Glenne stand out
The 2 things Glux-en-Glenne does most differently from other towns.
Oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, également dénommé oppidum de Bibracte (également sur commune de Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, dans la Saône-et-Loire): Photo: FrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glux-en-Glenne.
Who lives here
Few people in Glux-en-Glenne are 15 to 24: 1.1%, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
55.5median age
Graduates make up 44% of adults. 14% are under 15, close to Nièvre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town.
Glux-en-GlenneNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education44%
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
Glux-en-Glenne keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 77% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Glux-en-Glenne is Oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, également dénommé oppidum de Bibracte (également sur commune de Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, dans la Saône-et-Loire). The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Glux-en-Glenne has 1.9 jobs for every resident in work
15%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 11.9%, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). 17.9% of Glux-en-Glenne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Glux-en-Glenne, 1.9 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Glux-en-Glenne is a commune of 87 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
87 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.5 sq mi (21.9 km²)
INSEE code
58128
Glux-en-Glenne’s 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.
