La Chapelle-Saint-André has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 45% of its homes are second homes. The median home sells for €690/m². Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
What makes La Chapelle-Saint-André stand out
The 3 things La Chapelle-Saint-André does most differently from other towns.
Château de Corbelin: Photo: Belteral · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Corbelin (ancienne): Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Saint-André.
Who lives here
Few people in La Chapelle-Saint-André are 15 to 24: 7%, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
54.9median age
Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, near Nièvre’s towns (14%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.
La Chapelle-Saint-AndréNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 117 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
History
La Chapelle-Saint-André keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 63% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Chapelle-Saint-André; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
La Chapelle-Saint-André has higher unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 15.0%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €22,600 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.3% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 2.7% of working residents in La Chapelle-Saint-André didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
0
jobs based in La Chapelle-Saint-André, 0.2 per working resident
15.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Chapelle-Saint-André is a commune of 313 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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
313 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.5 sq mi (27.3 km²)
INSEE code
58058
La Chapelle-Saint-André’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.
