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A town of 242 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Limanton a good place to live?

Limanton is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Limanton stand out

The 2 things Limanton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancienne abbaye de Bellevaux
Ancienne abbaye de Bellevaux · Classé · Photo: Vertpays · CC BY-SA 4.0
Limanton’s story

Limanton in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Limanton: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Doussot, born in 1899, is the one person born in Limanton before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1980First protected: Château d'Anizy
  • 1997Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye de Bellevaux
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limanton.

Who lives here

Limanton has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4% are 15 to 24

Retirement age and beyond: 34% of residents are 65 or older. 13% are under 15, about level with Nièvre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Limanton by age and the one in the middle is 56.6.

56.6median age
LimantonNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Limanton
LimantonNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–245.4%8.7%11%
25–4419%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+34%32%22%
No diploma22%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education17%19%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Limanton keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 51% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Limanton is Château d'Anizy. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Limanton walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%

A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Limanton counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The median disposable income is €24,210 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Limanton, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
20%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Limanton than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Limanton. Of the homes sold, 96% were houses.

€7.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Limanton€7.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.07 to €10.36/m² a month)
€6.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Notre-Dame et Saint-Paul de Bellevaux and 6 more in and around Limanton

Heritage and museums in and near Limanton. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Limanton

12pages on Limanton

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Limanton: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Château d'Anizy: Photo: Rilba · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église paroissiale (ancienne): Photo: Rilba · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Limanton

One notable person was born in Limanton.

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Limanton’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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La MachineDecizeLa MachineDecizeLimanton
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Limanton242—————
La Machine3,19215A−A+AC−
Decize4,93217B−AC+C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Limanton

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Limanton is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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
242 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
18.1 sq mi (46.8 km²)
INSEE code
58142

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 October 30, 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.