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MenestreauNièvre

96 residents make their home in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.30

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Menestreau a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Menestreau is too small for the grades other French towns get. 50% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 43% of residents.

What makes Menestreau stand out

The 2 things Menestreau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

43% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 61.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Villiers, sis à proximité du hameau de Villiers · Inscrit · Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Menestreau’s story

Menestreau in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Menestreau; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.

69% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2015First protected: Château de Villiers, sis à proximité du hameau de Villiers

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menestreau.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Menestreau than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2% are under 15

16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 43% of the population. Menestreau has a median age of 61.7 years.

61.7median age

MenestreauNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

43%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Menestreau
	Menestreau	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	6.2%	14%	17%
15–24	6.2%	8.7%	11%
25–44	12%	19%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	43%	32%	22%
No diploma	19%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	17%	18%
Higher education	16%	19%	30%

Full pageMenestreau’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages61.7 median age · 43% are 65 or over Households50 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Menestreau?”

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

History

Old homes shape Menestreau: 69% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Menestreau; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

2015

first monument protected

Full pageMenestreau’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes69% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Menestreau?”

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

Work & commute

Menestreau has higher unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 23.1%

At the census, 9.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

On foot6%

Public transport3%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Menestreau, 0.6 per working resident

23.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageMenestreau’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.6 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Renting in Menestreau costs less than in Nièvre’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.30/m² a month

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

12 houses and apartments changed hands in Menestreau from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Menestreau€7.30/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nièvre median€9.08/m²

€7.30/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)

€6.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMenestreau’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.30/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Menestreau

11pages on Menestreau

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.2 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Menestreau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Château de Villiers, sis à proximité du hameau de VilliersArchaeological site · 15th & 16th c.

Classé

Domaine du château de MenouChâteau · 17th & 19th c. · in Menou, 3.9 mi

Classé

Château de la Motte-JosserandChâteau · 14th–17th c. · in Perroy, 5.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 13th c. · in Varzy, 7.4 mi

Photo credits

Château de Villiers, sis à proximité du hameau de Villiers: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Menestreau

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Menestreau yet.

How we find them →

Menestreau’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 →

ClamecyCosne-Cours-sur-LoireMenestreau

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Menestreau	96	—	—	—	—	—
Clamecy	3,544	13	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	9,733	15	B	A	D	C⁺

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

About Menestreau

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Menestreau is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire. 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: 96 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 7.5 sq mi (19.4 km²)
INSEE code: 58162

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.