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A town of 186 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Pousseaux has none. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes.
The one thing Pousseaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pousseaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2022.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pousseaux.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pousseaux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, about level with Nièvre’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Pousseaux is 51.8.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Pousseaux | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,160 a year per consumption unit. Pousseaux holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.
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.
Sales in Pousseaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pousseaux. Best known first.
Pousseaux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chartreuse de Basseville: Photo: Rilegator · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pousseaux 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
Pousseaux is a commune of 186 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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.