Homes are affordable (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability — 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,234/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Parize-le-Châtel has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Parize-le-Châtel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église et crypte · Classé · Photo: Wayne77 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel’s story
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Parize-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1862First protected: Église et crypte
2016Most recently protected: Château d'eau de l'hôpital américain
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel.
HousingCost of living A+
For cost of living, Saint-Parize-le-Châtel gets an A+
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.13/m² a month, near Nièvre’s towns (€9.08/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €6.79/m² a month. Saint-Parize-le-Châtel recorded 45 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,234/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel€1,234/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,180/m²
42
€9.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.42 to €11.22/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loire et Allier
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel has lower unemployment than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7%
The median disposable income is €26,070 a year per consumption unit. 4.2% of Saint-Parize-le-Châtel’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel, 0.2 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of the town. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, lower than Nièvre’s towns (32%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 16% of residents.
48.3median age
Saint-Parize-le-ChâtelNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 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
History
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Parize-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Église et crypte. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 93 in Nièvre’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Nièvre is 84.1 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 110 deaths in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel from 2016 to 2025; there were 94, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Parize-le-Châtel is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 8.9 mi away.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Parize-le-Châtel counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Parize-le-Châtel
Is Saint-Parize-le-Châtel safe?
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Parize-le-Châtel expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Parize-le-Châtel grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Parize-le-Châtel
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel is a commune of 1,227 people in the Communauté de communes Loire et Allier. 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.
