Nièvre offers the cheapest property, good rail access and low hazard exposure, but thin healthcare cover, scant tourism and a shrinking population drag it down.La Nièvre offre un immobilier parmi les moins chers, une bonne desserte ferroviaire et une faible exposition aux risques, mais un accès aux soins limité, un tourisme confidentiel et une population en déclin la tirent vers le bas.
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203,012Population
$1,060per m²
1,966hSunshine
2.0hto Paris · TGV
ModerateFire risk
Communes
309 communes, from Nevers down to the smallest villages — pick a layer and click any polygon.309 communes, de Nevers aux plus petits villages — choisissez une couche et cliquez un polygone.
A typical year brings 1,966 sunshine hours and 127 rain days, with 26 days above 30 °C.Une année typique apporte 1 966 heures de soleil et 127 jours de pluie, avec 26 jours au-dessus de 30 °C.
Sunshine
1,966h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~9 sun hours each year.
less sunny than 56% of departmentsmoins ensoleillé que 56 % des départements (p43 of 96)
Sunny days
151/yr
days >50% sunlit
fewer sunny days than 58% of departmentsmoins de jours ensoleillés que 58 % des départements (p41 of 96)
Rain days
127/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
more rain days than 72% of departmentsplus de jours de pluie que 72 % des départements (p74 of 96)
Annual rainfall
734mm/yr
total volume
wetter than 63% of departmentsplus arrosé que 63 % des départements (p63 of 96)
Heavy rain
4/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
fewer heavy-rain days than 50% of departmentsmoins de jours de fortes pluies que 50 % des départements (p44 of 96)
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
fewer torrential days than 75% of departmentsmoins de jours torrentiels que 75 % des départements (p13 of 96)
Hot days >30°
26/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
more hot days than 65% of departmentsplus de jours chauds que 65 % des départements (p66 of 96)
Winter mildness
4/10
1.5 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
colder winters than 67% of departmentshivers plus froids que 67 % des départements (p33 of 96)
Wind
2.6m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
calmer than 73% of departmentsmoins venteux que 73 % des départements (p25 of 96)
Muggy days
5/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 more muggy days each year.
muggier than 67% of departmentsplus de moiteur que 67 % des départements (p69 of 96)
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlookTRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C~+4 days · +4 so far
Tropical nights~+10 nights · +1 so far
Frost days~-24 days · -12 so far
Dry-soil days~+26 days
Landscape
The terrain peaks at 857 m with 33.7% forest cover.Le relief culmine à 857 m avec 33,7 % de forêt.
Landscape score
5/10
more scenic than 49% of departmentspaysages devant 49 % des départements (p57 of 96)
Max elevation
857m
higher than 54% of departmentsplus haut que 54 % des départements (p55 of 96)
Forest cover
33.7%
more forested than 56% of departmentsplus boisé que 56 % des départements (p57 of 96)
Nièvre is the birthplace of Romain Rolland (historien).
Notable figures born here · 10
Romain Rolland · historien Louis Antoine de Saint-Just · écrivain Roger de Bussy-Rabutin · philosophe Louise-Marie de Gonzague Arnaud Montebourg · avocat Maurice Genevoix · écrivain Louis Ier de Flandre Bruno Martini · footballeur Roselyne Bachelot · pharmacien Charles Dupin · mathématicien
Appellations · 12
Nièvre lies within protected appellation areas, including Pouilly-Fumé, Chavignol, Bœuf de Charolles.
Pouilly-FuméChavignolBœuf de CharollesCoteaux du GiennoisAgneau du BourbonnaisBœuf Charolais du BourbonnaisVolailles du BerryCharolais de BourgogneVolailles d’AuvergnePorc d'AuvergneMoutarde de BourgogneVolailles de Bourgogne
Appellation areas within the department — area membership, not production.
Distinctions
Maison des Illustres (2)▾
Sébastien Le Prestre, marquis de VaubanRomain Rolland
Jardin Remarquable (4)▾
Parc et jardin du châteauJardin de la ChauxJardin du château CorbelinForgeneuve
Station classée de tourisme(4)
Risks
8/10
9 hazard categories appear on the communes' state register; flood exposure reads low.9 catégories de risques figurent au registre de l’État ; l’exposition aux crues est faible.
FloodLowFaible
FireModerateModérée
Seismic Zone 1/5 · very low · max 2· très faible · max 2
Radon Cat. 1/3 · low potential · max 3· potentiel faible · max 3
less flood-exposed than 67% of departmentsmoins exposé aux crues que 67 % des départements (p32 of 96)
lower fire weather than 48% of departmentsrisque incendie plus faible que 48 % des départements (p49 of 96)
less seismic exposure than 71% of departmentsmoins d’exposition sismique que 71 % des départements (p29 of 96)
Communes listing each risk
⚛ Nuclear nearby
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Hazardous-materials transportModerate47.9%p47 of 96
RadonLow29.8%p72 of 96
Ground movementLow23.9%p28 of 96
Subsidence & cavitiesVery low16.2%p36 of 96
Dam failureVery low14.9%p61 of 96
+4 more
EarthquakeVery low7.1%p29 of 96
NuclearVery low6.1%p84 of 96
Industrial hazardVery low1.6%p28 of 96
FloodingVery low1%p6 of 96
Transport
9/10
Direct TGV, 2.0 h to Paris, 1 motorway.TGV direct, 2,0 h de Paris, 1 autoroute.
TGV accessYes · direct station
To Paris2.0h direct
AirportDijon Longvic airport (DIJ) · ~121 km
Highways · 1A77
Work locally35.6% in own commune
Services
Healthcare scores 3/10; fibre reaches 97% of premises.La santé obtient 3/10 ; la fibre dessert 97 % des locaux.
Healthcare
3/10
APL 2.7
weaker GP access than 88% of departmentsaccès aux soins plus faible que 88 % des départements (p12 of 96)
Schools
5/10
Brevet 85%
weaker brevet results than 63% of departmentsrésultats au brevet plus faibles que 63 % des départements (p29 of 96)
Fiber coverage
97%
better fibre coverage than 51% of departmentsmeilleure couverture fibre que 51 % des départements (p62 of 96)
Intl schools
0schools
None in department
fewer intl schools than 77% of departmentsmoins d’écoles internationales que 77 % des départements (p11 of 96)
People
203,012 residents, shrinking -0.7%/yr, median income €21,380.203 012 habitants, en recul de -0,7 %/an, revenu médian 21 380 €.
Population
203,012
less populous than 85% of departmentsmoins peuplé que 85 % des départements (p14 of 96)
Density
30/km²
Rural
▼ -63% vs median 81
32387
Pop trend
-0.7%/yr
-0.9 ptsvs median
population trend behind 97% of departmentsévolution démographique derrière 97 % des départements (p2 of 96)
Median income
$24,300
standard of living · $/yr
lower income than 84% of departmentsrevenus plus bas que 84 % des départements (p15 of 96)
Poverty rate
16.1%
below 60% of median living standard
more poverty than 72% of departmentsplus de pauvreté que 72 % des départements (p73 of 96)
Unemployment
11.6%
active population out of work
more unemployment than 64% of departmentsplus de chômage que 64 % des départements (p66 of 96)
Tourism
1 bed per 39 residents
more tourist beds per resident than 50% of departmentsplus de lits touristiques par habitant que 50 % des départements (p51 of 96)
5,164 beds
1/921/9
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-39
23%
40-69
34%
70+
29%
Office professionals
10.7%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
fewer office professionals than 82% of departmentsmoins de cadres que 82 % des départements (p17 of 96)
Remote work
5.8%
télétravail · works without commuting
more remote work than 84% of departmentsplus de télétravail que 84 % des départements (p85 of 96)
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
10.7%
At-home trades
Farmers
3.9%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.4%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professionsincl. nurses, teachers
25.4%
Clerical & service staff
28.4%
Manual workers
24.1%
Real estate
Homes trade around €931/m² median, rising +0.3%/yr — from €400 to €1,773 (10th–90th percentile of sales).L’immobilier s’échange autour de 931 €/m² en médiane, en hausse de +0,3 %/an — de 400 € à 1 773 € (10e–90e centile des ventes).
Median
$1,060/m²
House$1,070Apt$1,090
↑+0.3%/yr2023–25
Price range · p10–p90 of sales
$460$2,020
median marker on the dept's sales spread
Taxe foncière
42.94%
typical commune rate · TFPB
lower property tax than 58% of departmentstaxe foncière plus basse que 58 % des départements (p41 of 96)