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901 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Varennes-lès-Narcy isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 15% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,163/m². It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Varennes-lès-Narcy does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Varennes-lès-Narcy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Varennes-lès-Narcy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Passy-les-Tours (restes): Photo: YPS · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varennes-lès-Narcy.
Children under 15 make up 13%, close to Nièvre’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Among adults, 22% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Varennes-lès-Narcy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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 Varennes-lès-Narcy is Château de Passy-les-Tours (restes).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Varennes-lès-Narcy: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,010 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 14.3 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aumeunier-MichotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.68/m² a month. 33 houses and apartments changed hands in Varennes-lès-Narcy from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,163/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Varennes-lès-Narcy. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Varennes-lès-Narcy yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Varennes-lès-Narcy is a commune of 901 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-lès-Narcy | 901 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 2.4 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 12 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 13 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 15 | B | A | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.