Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Villapourçon has none. Second homes make up 53% of its housing. The median price paid is €954/m². Over-65s are 41% of the population.
What makes Villapourçon stand out
The 3 things Villapourçon does most differently from other towns.
Villapourçon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Villapourçon’s story
No historic monuments in Villapourçon
The Culture ministry lists no building in Villapourçon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, également dénommé oppidum de Bibracte (également sur commune de Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, dans la Saône-et-Loire), in Glux-en-Glenne, 4 mi away.
67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villapourçon.
Who lives here
Few people in Villapourçon are 15 to 24: 4.1%, fewer than in both Nièvre’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, above Nièvre’s towns (19%) but below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for just over two in five residents. Children under 15 make up 7.4% of residents.
62.3median age
VillapourçonNièvre medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Villapourçon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Nièvre’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,030 a year per consumption unit, near Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 13.0% are unemployed. Jobs based in Villapourçon number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Villapourçon, 0.5 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Villapourçon
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Villapourçon is a commune of 410 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
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.