At under 1,000 residents, Menou is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 47% of residents.
What makes Menou stand out
The 2 things Menou does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menou.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.8% of Menou, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 47% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, near Nièvre’s towns (19%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Menou is 63.2.
63.2median age
MenouNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Menou keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 64% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Menou has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Domaine du château de Menou. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Menou than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%
Unemployment stood at 11.8%, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Menou didn’t travel to work at all.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Menou, 0.3 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Menou
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Menou is a commune of 179 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
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.
