Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Grenois has none. 46% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 53% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Grenois stand out
The 2 things Grenois does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grenois.
Who lives here
Grenois has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24
One measure of family life: 6.5% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 53% of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
66.3median age
GrenoisNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
53%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 4.2% of commuters in Grenois go to work without a car, fewer than in Nièvre’s towns and across compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 15.4%, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 12.5% of working residents in Grenois didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Grenois, 0.5 per working resident
15.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Grenois
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Grenois is a commune of 93 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
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.