Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
164 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Gouloux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 43% of homes. It skews older: two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gouloux does most differently from other towns.
Gouloux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouloux.
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.4%, below Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 29% have a degree. The middle age in Gouloux is 60.9.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Gouloux | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.3% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Gouloux has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €23,950 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 11.3%. Gouloux has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.9 per worker.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.23/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Gouloux. Best known first.
Gouloux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gouloux yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gouloux is a commune of 164 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
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.