Saint-Père’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths — bac results 3.4 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). It lags on health as well (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Père 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-Père 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Père.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Père than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,188/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Père between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold in the town.
€1,188/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Père€1,188/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,188/m²
41
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €10.45/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer people in Saint-Père are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%
The median disposable income was €25,590 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120). Saint-Père has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. At the census, 4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Père, 0.2 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Père sees more deaths than 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Saint-Père records 103 deaths per 100 expected. 135 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 132: 3% above. Average lifespans in Nièvre: 84.1 years for women, 76.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Père · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Cosne Cours Sur Loire
24.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centrehospitalier Pierre Dezarnaulds Gien
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Père has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 22% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, close to Nièvre’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
51.7median age
Saint-PèreNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
88.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Père, 95.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Père keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Père counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Commanderie de Villemoison. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Père
Is Saint-Père safe?
Saint-Père has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Père good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. 98% of 101 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Pierre-Gilles de Gennes in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Père expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,188/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Père grades A+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Père
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Père is a commune of 1,056 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
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.
