People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.7% of the town, below Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 12% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by 20% of adults.

58median age

PerroyNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Perroy
	Perroy	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	12%	14%	17%
15–24	7.7%	8.7%	11%
25–44	12%	19%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	36%	32%	22%
No diploma	22%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	17%	18%
Higher education	20%	19%	30%

Full pagePerroy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages58 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Perroy?”

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

History

Perroy keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 61% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Perroy is Château de la Motte-Josserand. Protection here reaches back to the 14th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Château de la Motte-Josserand 14th–17th c.

14th c.

oldest protected part

1986

first monument protected

Full pagePerroy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes61% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Perroy?”

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

Work & commute

Perroy has lower unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

Half of residents lived on more than €25,000 a year per consumption unit, above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Perroy holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. 6.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

jobs based in Perroy, 0.6 per working resident

4.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,000

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,000 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Perroy than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.30/m² a month

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

Sales in Perroy from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

€7.30/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Perroy€7.30/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nièvre median€9.08/m²

€7.30/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.09/m² a month)

€6.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePerroy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.30/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Motte-Josserand and 2 more in and around Perroy

Heritage and museums in and near Perroy. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte-Josserandin town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Notre-Dame de l'Épeau3.4 km south, in Donzy Art galleryArt galleryLa Turbule4.6 km southwest, in Donzy

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Perroy

12pages on Perroy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Château de la Motte-JosserandChâteau · 14th–17th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame du Pré (ruines)Church · 12th c. · in Donzy, 3.5 mi

Classé

Domaine du château de MenouChâteau · 17th & 19th c. · in Menou, 6.6 mi

Classé

Château des GrangesChâteau · 16th & 17th c. · in Suilly-la-Tour, 6.7 mi

Photo credits

Château de la Motte-Josserand: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Perroy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Perroy yet.

How we find them →

Perroy’s neighbors

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

All towns in Nièvre →

Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireLa Charité-sur-LoireClamecyPerroy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Perroy	152	—	—	—	—	—
Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire	9,733	11	B	A	D	C⁺
La Charité-sur-Loire	4,705	17	B⁺	A	C	C⁺
Clamecy	3,544	17	C	A⁺	D⁻	C⁻

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

About Perroy

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Perroy is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire. 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: 152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²)
INSEE code: 58209

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 October 30, 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.