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212 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Préporché falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over two fifths of its housing. It skews older: 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Préporché does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Préporché as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Montagne, in Saint-Honoré-les-Bains, 2.4 mi away.
66% 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 Préporché.
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, above Nièvre’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 40% of the town. Under 15: 13% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Préporché | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Préporché holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,170 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.
House rents are put at about €6.93/m² a month. 17 houses and apartments changed hands in Préporché from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Préporché. Best known first.
Nothing in Préporché 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 Préporché yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Préporché is a commune of 212 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.