Saint-Péreuse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. It skews older: nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Péreuse stand out
The 2 things Saint-Péreuse does most differently from other towns.
Château de Besne: Photo: Mdespeuilles · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Saulières: Photo: Eric Walter · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Péreuse.
Who lives here
Children make up only 3.7% of Saint-Péreuse, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
58.5median age
39% of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of residents, close to Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
Saint-PéreuseNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 111 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
Old homes shape Saint-Péreuse: 49% were built before 1919, more than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Saint-Péreuse; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Péreuse than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,510 a year per consumption unit, above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Saint-Péreuse, for 100 working residents (1.7 per worker). Unemployment runs at 9.5%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot6%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Péreuse, 1.7 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Péreuse is a commune of 199 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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
Population
199 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs
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.
