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A town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 331 people.
At under 1,000 residents, Poiseux is too small for the grades other French towns get. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Poiseux does most differently from other towns.
Poiseux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Poiseux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle de Poissons: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poiseux.
Among adults, 21% have a degree. 8.5% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Poiseux are older than 39.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Poiseux | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Poiseux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €25,190 a year per consumption unit, above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Poiseux number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The census found 1.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.6 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Poiseux recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Poiseux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poiseux yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poiseux is a commune of 331 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poiseux | 331 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 2.6 | — | A | — | B− |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 8 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 8.1 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 8.6 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 9.5 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 9.7 | B− | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.