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The town, home to 152 people, lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Poil: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Poil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Poil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Pierre, in Larochemillay, 2.8 mi away.
74% 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 Poil.
17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Nièvre’s towns (14%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Poil | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Poil number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €23,590 a year per consumption unit.
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 Poil: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Poil. Best known first.
Nothing in Poil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poil yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poil is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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.