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Lurcy-le-BourgNièvre

It is a town of 275 residents in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lurcy-le-Bourg a good place to live?

There are no grades for Lurcy-le-Bourg: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes.

What makes Lurcy-le-Bourg stand out

The 2 things Lurcy-le-Bourg does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Donjon appelé logis du Prieur
Donjon appelé logis du Prieur · Inscrit · Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain
Lurcy-le-Bourg’s story

Lurcy-le-Bourg in pictures

Lurcy-le-Bourg has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Marcel Donon, born in 1879, is the one person born in Lurcy-le-Bourg before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1989First protected: Donjon appelé logis du Prieur
  • 2019Most recently protected: Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais
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Landmarks

Lurcy-le-Bourg has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: SangVain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Donjon appelé logis du Prieur: Photo: Félix Potuit · Public domain

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lurcy-le-Bourg.

Who lives here

An older town: 38% of residents are 65 or over

57median age

People aged 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. 14% are under 15, about level with Nièvre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Lurcy-le-Bourg has a median age of 57.

Lurcy-le-BourgNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lurcy-le-Bourg
Lurcy-le-BourgNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1514%14%17%
15–248.4%8.7%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+38%32%22%
No diploma19%28%19%
CAP or BEP30%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education24%19%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Lurcy-le-Bourg: 47% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Lurcy-le-Bourg has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lurcy-le-Bourg are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.1%

10%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 9.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lurcy-le-Bourg holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income is €24,010 a year for each consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lurcy-le-Bourg, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Lurcy-le-Bourg costs less than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.13/m² a month

€8.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

17 houses and apartments changed hands in Lurcy-le-Bourg from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lurcy-le-Bourg€8.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €10.44/m² a month)
€6.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lurcy-le-Bourg

12pages on Lurcy-le-Bourg
Nearby attractions

Logis du Prieur and 2 more in and around Lurcy-le-Bourg

Heritage and museums in and near Lurcy-le-Bourg. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Lurcy-le-Bourg

One notable person was born in Lurcy-le-Bourg.

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About Lurcy-le-Bourg

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lurcy-le-Bourg is a commune of 275 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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
275 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Les Bertranges
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.8 km²)
INSEE code
58147

Lurcy-le-Bourg’s neighbors

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

All towns in Nièvre →
GuérignyCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesNeversGarchizyImphyGuérignyCoulanges-lès-NeversVarennes-VauzellesNeversGarchizyImphyLurcy-le-Bourg
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lurcy-le-Bourg275—————
Guérigny2,50510—A—B−
Coulanges-lès-Nevers3,68815AA−A+B
Varennes-Vauzelles9,14615B+B+B−A−
Nevers33,08516CA−DC+
Garchizy3,64816B+AAD
Imphy3,18217C+ABD

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

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 9, 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.