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Sainte-MarieNièvre

The town, home to 87 people, lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.13

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sainte-Marie a good place to live?

Sainte-Marie has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 36% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.

What makes Sainte-Marie stand out

The 2 things Sainte-Marie does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Sainte-Marie’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Sainte-Marie’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Marie; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis Marie de Sainte-Marie, born in 1774, is the one person born in Sainte-Marie before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1995First protected: Manoir de Giverdy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marie.

Who lives here

Sainte-Marie has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

38% of adults hold a degree, above Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 12% of the population here. The age that splits Sainte-Marie in two is 59.2.

59.2median age

Sainte-MarieNièvre medianFrance median

Nièvre medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat14%

Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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.

Ages and diplomas in Sainte-Marie
	Sainte-Marie	Nièvre median	France median
Under 15	12%	14%	17%
15–24	5.8%	8.7%	11%
25–44	17%	19%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	36%	32%	22%
No diploma	17%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	14%	17%	18%
Higher education	38%	19%	30%

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Ages59.2 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households40 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sainte-Marie?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Sainte-Marie keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 61% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sainte-Marie; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

1995

first monument protected

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Age of homes61% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sainte-Marie?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sainte-Marie are out of work than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: 9.4%

No commute at all: 15.6% of working residents in Sainte-Marie at the census.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%

Public transport9%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Sainte-Marie, 0.3 per working resident

9.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sainte-Marie than in Nièvre’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.13/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Sainte-Marie.

€8.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sainte-Marie€8.13/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Nièvre median€9.08/m²

€8.13/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €10.44/m² a month)

€6.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.13/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Martin and 2 more in and around Sainte-Marie

Heritage in and near Sainte-Marie. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Martinin town ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Sylvestre de Jailly3.3 km southeast, in Jailly ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lichy4.2 km southwest, in Bona

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Marie

12pages on Sainte-Marie

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Sainte-Marie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Manoir de GiverdyManor house · 15th c.

Classé

Église Saint-SylvestreChurch · 12th c. · in Jailly, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Antoine (ancienne)Church · 12th c. · in Billy-Chevannes, 6.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MarcelChurch · 13th & 14th c. · in Prémery, 6.8 mi

Famous people from Sainte-Marie

One notable person was born in Sainte-Marie.

Their page →

Louis Marie de Sainte-MarieFrench politician (1774-1841)

Sainte-Marie’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Nièvre →

GuérignyCoulanges-lès-NeversImphyLa MachineVarennes-VauzellesNeversSainte-Marie

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Marie	87	—	—	—	—	—
Guérigny	2,505	12	—	A	—	B⁻
Coulanges-lès-Nevers	3,688	14	A	A⁻	A⁺	B
Imphy	3,182	15	C⁺	A	B	D
La Machine	3,192	15	A⁻	A⁺	A	C⁻
Varennes-Vauzelles	9,146	15	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Nevers	33,085	16	C	A⁻	D	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sainte-Marie

Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sainte-Marie is a commune of 87 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

Population: 87 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du Nivernais
Département: Nièvre (58)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km²)
INSEE code: 58253

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.