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This town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 128.
There are no grades for Monceaux-le-Comte: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up nearly a third of its housing.
The one thing Monceaux-le-Comte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Monceaux-le-Comte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Hilaire, in Challement, 3.7 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monceaux-le-Comte.
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 27% of the population. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Monceaux-le-Comte | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.7% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €23,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.9% of working residents in Monceaux-le-Comte went to work by public transport.
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 Monceaux-le-Comte: 7 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Monceaux-le-Comte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Monceaux-le-Comte as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monceaux-le-Comte | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clamecy | 3,544 | 11 | C | A+ | D− | C− |
| Avallon Yonne | 6,305 | 16 | B− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Monceaux-le-Comte is a commune of 128 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
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.