At under 1,000 residents, Ouroux-en-Morvan is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 39% of its housing. Homes go for a median €844/m². People aged 65 and over make up nearly two in five residents.
What makes Ouroux-en-Morvan stand out
The 3 things Ouroux-en-Morvan does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouroux-en-Morvan.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Ouroux-en-Morvan than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.7%, below both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 39% of residents. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree.
60.7median age
Ouroux-en-MorvanNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
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 Ouroux-en-Morvan than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%
Unemployment stood at 12.4%, between Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ouroux-en-Morvan has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,230 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Ouroux-en-Morvan, 0.5 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,230
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ouroux-en-Morvan is a commune of 599 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
599 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
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.