Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, about level with Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
43.6median age
Saincaize-MeauceNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
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
Work & commute
Only 4.7% of commuters in Saincaize-Meauce go to work without a car, fewer than in Nièvre’s towns and across compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 12.3%, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). 50 jobs are based in Saincaize-Meauce, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). The median disposable income is €23,610 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saincaize-Meauce, 0.4 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saincaize-Meauce than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saincaize-Meauce recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.79/m² a month. Houses accounted for just over four in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€8.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saincaize-Meauce€8.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Nièvre median€9.08/m²
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €10.58/m² a month)
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saincaize-Meauce
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saincaize-Meauce is a commune of 358 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
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.
