Where it does best is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. Homes go for a median €1,320/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pougues-les-Eaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pougues-les-Eaux with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pougues-les-Eaux.
HousingCost of living A
For cost of living, Pougues-les-Eaux gets an A
€1,320/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.80/m² a month, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€9.08/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.40/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 87 homes in Pougues-les-Eaux.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pougues-les-Eaux€1,320/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,397/m²
79
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €10.77/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,070
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Pougues-les-Eaux’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Pougues-les-Eaux’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Nièvre’s towns (93) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 231 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 232, 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Pougues-les-Eaux is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 6.6 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Nièvre is 84.1 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Pougues-les-Eaux · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
6.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A quarter of residents are 65 or over, below Nièvre’s towns (32%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.4% of residents.
Pougues-les-EauxNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Pougues-les-Eaux: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 20th century. Pougues-les-Eaux 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Unemployment in Pougues-les-Eaux, 6.6%, runs below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,680 a year per consumption unit. 500 jobs are based in Pougues-les-Eaux, for 1,050 working residents (0.5 per worker). 5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Pougues-les-Eaux, 0.5 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Pougues-les-Eaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Police and gendarmerie figures for Pougues-les-Eaux show 24 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 2.4 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8.2. Of the graded crimes in the town, burglary came up most often (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary9
Criminal damage8
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
28.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 28.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Pougues-les-Eaux is a commune of 2,401 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers. 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
2,401 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Nevers
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code
58214
Pougues-les-Eaux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pougues-les-Eaux
Is Pougues-les-Eaux safe?
Pougues-les-Eaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Is Pougues-les-Eaux expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pougues-les-Eaux grades A for cost of living.
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.