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177 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Metz-le-Comte has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Metz-le-Comte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Metz-le-Comte: 1 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 1911.
64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Metz-le-Comte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Metz-le-Comte.
27% of adults hold a degree. Residents of Metz-le-Comte have a median age of 52.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Metz-le-Comte | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below both Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Metz-le-Comte didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Metz-le-Comte: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Metz-le-Comte. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Metz-le-Comte yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Metz-le-Comte is a commune of 177 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metz-le-Comte | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clamecy | 3,544 | 7.4 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Avallon Yonne | 6,305 | 15 | B− | A− | D− | C |
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 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.