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With 48 residents, it is a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Maurice has none. Just over two in five homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Maurice does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maurice as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sylvestre, in Jailly, 4.4 mi away.
88% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maurice is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice.
People 65 and over make up a third of the town, about level with Nièvre’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree. Residents of Saint-Maurice have a median age of 54.
44% women, 56% men
About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 45% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 11.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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-Maurice from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Maurice yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Maurice is a commune of 48 people in the Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du Nivernais. 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
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-Maurice | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 16 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 17 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.