Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice.
Who lives here
Saint-Sulpice has fewer older residents than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, between Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). 7.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children are 17% of the town.
48.3median age
Saint-SulpiceNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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-Sulpice keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 60% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Sulpice, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Sulpice are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.9%
2.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Saint-Sulpice has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €25,300 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice, 0.2 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Sulpice
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Sulpice is a commune of 418 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
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.