Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is jobs & income: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for walkability. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pouilly-sur-Loire 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 Pouilly-sur-Loire 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 Pouilly-sur-Loire.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pouilly-sur-Loire than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.43/m² a month
€822/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €822/m², below Nièvre’s towns (€1,116/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 85 homes in Pouilly-sur-Loire. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pouilly-sur-Loire€822/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€867/m²
83
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.98 to €9.24/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of residents are 65 or over
51.7median age
Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults. 14% are under 15, about level with Nièvre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town.
Pouilly-sur-LoireNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Mortality in Pouilly-sur-Loire, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 242 residents of Pouilly-sur-Loire died, against 240 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Pouilly-sur-Loire is Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire, 9.5 mi away. 2 GPs practise locally. Also worth knowing: women in Nièvre live to 84.1 on average and men to 76.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Pouilly-sur-Loire · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire
22 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
Old homes shape Pouilly-sur-Loire: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Pouilly-sur-Loire has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in Pouilly-sur-Loire walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 9.8%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stands at 11.1%. The median disposable income was €24,640 a year per consumption unit, between Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Pouilly-sur-Loire went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Pouilly-sur-Loire, 1.1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
Pouilly-sur-Loire is a commune of 1,635 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
1,635 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire
Département
Nièvre (58)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.7 sq mi (19.9 km²)
INSEE code
58215
Pouilly-sur-Loire’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 Pouilly-sur-Loire
Is Pouilly-sur-Loire safe?
Pouilly-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Pouilly-sur-Loire expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pouilly-sur-Loire 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.
