Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
583 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Andelain has none. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Andelain does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Andelain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Laurent, in Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye, 2.2 mi away.
40% 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 Saint-Andelain.
Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents. 16% are under 15, above Nièvre’s towns (14%) and close to compared French towns (17%). At 47.1, the median resident of Saint-Andelain sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Andelain | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Saint-Andelain number 200, against 250 residents in work (0.8 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,040 a year. At the census, 8.8% of working residents in Saint-Andelain didn’t travel to work at all.
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 Saint-Andelain from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Andelain. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Andelain 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 Saint-Andelain yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Andelain | 583 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 6.6 | B | A | D | C+ |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 9.4 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Andelain is a commune of 583 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
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.