Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 189 residents and lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sermages out for now. 29% of homes here are second homes. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sermages does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sermages as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Commagny (ancien), in Moulins-Engilbert, 3.5 mi away.
63% 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 Sermages.
8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Half of Sermages is older than 54.8, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Sermages | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.4% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Sermages number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,860 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) yet lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Sermages. A house rents for an estimated €6.20/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sermages. Best known first.
Nothing in Sermages 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 Sermages as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sermages is a commune of 189 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 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.