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MontreuillonNièvre

Population 243: a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Montreuillon a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montreuillon out for now. 43% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Montreuillon stand out

The 2 things Montreuillon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Chassy
Château de Chassy · Inscrit · Photo: first published before 1928 · Public domain
Montreuillon’s story

Montreuillon in pictures

Montreuillon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1975First protected: Château de Chassy
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuillon.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Montreuillon, fewer than in Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. The median resident of Montreuillon is 57.1 years old.

57.1median age
MontreuillonNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montreuillon
MontreuillonNièvre medianFrance median
Under 1510%14%17%
15–249.1%8.7%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+33%32%22%
No diploma25%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%31%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education21%19%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Montreuillon: 53% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns

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

Montreuillon has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1975
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Montreuillon has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

The census found 10.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 13.2%, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income is €24,320 a year for each consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Montreuillon, 0.4 per working resident
13.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Montreuillon costs less than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.07/m² a month

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

The market in Montreuillon: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montreuillon€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.30 to €10.33/m² a month)
€6.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chassy and 3 more in and around Montreuillon

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Montreuillon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Montreuillon

12pages on Montreuillon

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Chassy: Photo: first published before 1928 · Public domain

Famous people from Montreuillon

One notable person was born in Montreuillon.

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About Montreuillon

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Montreuillon is a commune of 243 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

Population
243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.8 sq mi (35.7 km²)
INSEE code
58179

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.