Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 84.
Ruages isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 43% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Ruages does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ruages as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Léonard, in Corbigny, 3.9 mi away.
53% 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 Ruages.
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 27% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ruages | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.5% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 10.6%, between Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took just over a tenth of Ruages’ working residents to work at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Ruages.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ruages. Best known first.
Nothing in Ruages is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ruages as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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
Ruages is a commune of 84 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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.