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Moux-en-MorvanNièvre

It is a town of 538 residents in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Moux-en-Morvan a good place to live?

Moux-en-Morvan isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 47% of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,066/m². It skews older: just over two in five residents are 65 or over.

What makes Moux-en-Morvan stand out

The 3 things Moux-en-Morvan does most differently from other towns.

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Moux-en-Morvan’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Moux-en-Morvan’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Andoche Parthiot, born in 1821, is the one person born in Moux-en-Morvan before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1986First protected: Église Saint-Denis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moux-en-Morvan.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Moux-en-Morvan than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are under 15

Among adults, 25% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.4% of the population.

59.4median age
Moux-en-MorvanNièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

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.

Ages and diplomas in Moux-en-Morvan
Moux-en-MorvanNièvre medianFrance median
Under 158.8%14%17%
15–246.4%8.7%11%
25–4414%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+41%32%22%
No diploma21%28%19%
CAP or BEP28%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education25%19%30%

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

History

Moux-en-Morvan keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Moux-en-Morvan has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Moux-en-Morvan has lower unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.4% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Moux-en-Morvan: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.7 each). The median disposable income was €22,830 a year per consumption unit, close to Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Moux-en-Morvan, 0.7 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moux-en-Morvan than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.27/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold in Moux-en-Morvan. That is the middle of 41 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,116/m² for the median of compared towns in Nièvre.

€1,066/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Moux-en-Morvan€1,066/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,066/m²41
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €10.48/m² a month)
€7.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Ménessaire and 5 more in and around Moux-en-Morvan

Museums and heritage in and near Moux-en-Morvan. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moux-en-Morvan

13pages on Moux-en-Morvan

Landmarks

Moux-en-Morvan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Moux-en-Morvan

One notable person was born in Moux-en-Morvan.

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Moux-en-Morvan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AutunAutunMoux-en-Morvan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moux-en-Morvan538—————
Autun Saône-et-Loire13,17217A−AC+B−

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

About Moux-en-Morvan

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Moux-en-Morvan is a commune of 538 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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
538 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
17.2 sq mi (44.5 km²)
INSEE code
58185

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.