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A town of 108 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Savigny-Poil-Fol isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Savigny-Poil-Fol does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Savigny-Poil-Fol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Montagne, in Saint-Honoré-les-Bains, 8.1 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Savigny-Poil-Fol.
19% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Savigny-Poil-Fol has a median age of 56.5.
45% women, 55% men
About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Savigny-Poil-Fol | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €19,410 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: a tenth of working residents in Savigny-Poil-Fol at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Savigny-Poil-Fol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Savigny-Poil-Fol as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny-Poil-Fol | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 12 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire | 6,528 | 16 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Savigny-Poil-Fol is a commune of 108 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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
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 9, 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.