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A town of 335 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Surgy is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 19% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
The 2 things Surgy does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Surgy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Surgy before 1900, the earliest Sylvestre Hérisson, in 1835.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Surgy.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Nearly a fifth of adults hold a degree, near Nièvre’s towns (19%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). At 59.3, the median resident of Surgy sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Surgy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.6% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Surgy is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, Surgy counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment stood at 13.8%, close to Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,530 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.54/m² a month. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Surgy from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Surgy. Best known first.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Clamecy4.8 km south, in ClamecyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Notre-Dame du Val Saint-Jean de Basseville600 m south, in PousseauxMuseumMuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Romain-Rolland4.7 km south, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumEcomusée du Flottage du bois4.4 km south, in ClamecyMuseumMuseumEcomusée de la Lavandière4.7 km south, in ClamecyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Surgy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0
2 notable people were born in Surgy.
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Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Surgy is a commune of 335 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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 October 30, 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.