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134 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Vauclaix isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 40% of its housing. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vauclaix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vauclaix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Bathélémy, in Cervon, 3.1 mi away.
66% 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 Vauclaix.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, between Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). 13% of residents are children under 15. Ages in Vauclaix split evenly at 49.5: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Vauclaix | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,760 a year. At the census, 1.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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 €6.71/m² a month. Sales in Vauclaix from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vauclaix is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vauclaix yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vauclaix is a commune of 134 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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.