Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is another plus — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 5% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Urzy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Urzy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urzy.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Urzy, 5.2%, runs below Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €27,430 a year per consumption unit, above both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). 3.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Urzy, 0.5 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Urzy 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.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,303/m², above Nièvre’s towns (€1,116/m²) but below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.01/m² a month. Urzy recorded 38 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,303/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Urzy€1,303/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Nièvre median€1,116/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,303/m²
38
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.34 to €10.44/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Les Bertranges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Urzy sees more deaths than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nièvre, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.1 years for women and 76.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Urzy died, against 139 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 94 per 100 expected, near Nièvre’s towns (93) and higher than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Urzy is Hopital Pierre Beregovoy, 7 mi away.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw94
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Urzy · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Pierre Beregovoy
84.1 · 76.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Nièvre, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Urzy keeps more of its old housing than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Urzy is Château des évêques de Nevers (ancien). The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Urzy has fewer young adults than Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
Among adults, 29% have a degree. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
49.4median age
UrzyNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
Château des évêques de Nevers (ancien): Photo: SangVain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Luanges: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château des Bordes: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Urzy
Is Urzy safe?
Urzy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Urzy good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Urzy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Urzy grades A+ for cost of living.
About Urzy
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Urzy is a commune of 1,727 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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.
