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Poussignol 2017 – Note 2

SEMINAR TRIGLAV, POUSSIGNOL, JULY 7-9, 2017

NOTE 2: ECONOMY OF THE NIÈVRE; SOME DATA

GDP (2005, Euros): Nièvre: 19,769; 88th rank of departments; France: 27.397; Paris: 75,439, 1st; Cote d’Or: 28.139; 10th; Saône et Loire: 22.061, 63eme; .

Average tax revenue (Euros / month, 2013): Nièvre: 1756; 87th; Paris: 3,400; 1; Cote d’Or: 2150; 20th; Saône et Loire: 1910; 55th; Yonne: 1904; 56th; Creuse: 1584; 96th.

Average net monthly wage per worker (Euros / month, 2010, calculated according to the average of cities with more than 2000 inhabitants): Nièvre: 1815; 91st rank; Paris: 3072; 1; Cote d’Or: 1990; 29th, Saône et Loire: 1878, 61st; Yonne: 1878; 62nd;

51% of the population of Nièvre is not taxable

The poverty rate reaches 15.4% in the Nièvre (2016); The French average is 14.3%; The Burgundy-Franche-Comte region average is 12.8%. Is poor in Nièvre, the person who has a monthly net income less than 1.009 Euros. This 15.4% rate places the Nièvre among the 25 poorest departments. The two parts of the Nièvre most affected by poverty are Morvan (poverty among all categories of households) and the urban area of Nevers (Poverty especially among young households and neo-parental families.

RECIPIENTS OF ACTIVE SOLIDARITY INCOME (RSA): AS OF 31/12/2013, 5.8% OF THE NIVERNAIS POPULATION AGED 15 TO 64 BENEFITED FROM THE RSA; HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF BURGUNDY.

Population 15 years and over, by socio-occupational categories, 2013:

Farmers operating: 3298, or 1.8% (in 2008, 3879, or 2.1%)

Craftsmen, traders, entrepreneurs: 6429, or 3.5%

Executives, higher intellectual professions: 7582, ie 4.1%

Intermediate professions: 19141, ie 10.4%

Employees: 27888, or 15.2%

Workers: 24352, or 13.3%

Pensions: 69025, or 37.7% (in 2008, 66695, or 35.7%)

Other persons not in employment: 25513, ie 13.9%

DISTRIBUTION OF ESTABLISHMENTS, 2014:

Number of establishments active on 31/12/2014: 18,929

Share of agriculture: 15.9%

Industry share: 6.0%

Share of construction: 9.4%

Share of trade, transport and miscellaneous services: 54.6%

Share of public administration, education, health, social work: 14.1%

Share of establishments with 1 to 9 employees: 26.6%

Share of establishments with 10 or more employees: 5.8%

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF JOBS IN 2013/ NIÈVRE% FRANCE (THOUSANDS)%

          Agriculture 4,596 5% 654.1 2%

         Industry 10.893 15% 3.355.2 13%

         Construction 5.540 7% 1706.8 6%

         Tertiary 54,658 73% 20,603.0 79%

AGRICULTURE

Use of the Nièvre area (hectares, 2013)

Agricultural area used (SAU): 394,337

Whose :

        Arable land: 177,737

        Surfaces always in grass (STH): 209,700

        Vines: 1,700

Wooded areas: 237,055

Other territories: 58,852

Total area: 687,284

In recent years, HST decreases in favor of arable land

The Nièvre forest is growing by 1.8 million m3 per year; with 40million m3 on foot, the Nièvre has one of the most important forest reserves of France.

Agricultural area Average utilized of holdings e (hectares, 2010)

    Nièvre Saône et Loire Burgundy France

      141 91 113 80

Evolution of the number of farms/  Nièvre, Bourgogne, France

1970 9.894 62.608 1.587 639

1988 6,418 37,925 1,016 755

2000 4,385 26,395 663,807

2010 3,476 20,932 489,977

Number of farms by agricultural area used (2010)/  Nièvre , Bourgogne, France

Less than 20 hectares 201 3,346 62,849

From 20 to 100 hectares 714 4,033 156,829

From 100 to 200 hectares 1,107 5,411 71,993

200 hectares and over 514 2,300 20,495

Either average SAU, hectares 141 113 80

Since 1970, in the Nièvre, a farm disappears every two days (Agricultural Chamber)

Farm assets / Nièvre Bourgogne France

Operators and co-operators 3,219 20,086 422,692

Non-Operating Spouses 882 4418 91.323

Other family assets 434 2,661 52,645

Permanent employees 1,094 8,670 148,489

Total permanent assets 5,639 35,874 716,039

 In the Nièvre, in 1970, there were 27,452 active in agriculture

Nièvre, 1970: 15 to 17 hectares per worker; 22/24 bovine by assets

Nièvre 2005: 40 hectares per asset; 120/125 cattle by asset

Status of holdings (%, 2010)/  Nièvre, Bourgogne, France

Individual operator 61 53 55

GAEC 10 11 12

EARL 20 26 24

Other statutes 9 10 9

AEC: Agricultural Grouping of Joint Exploitation

EARL: Agricultural Holding Limited

Livestock of agricultural holdings at 31/12/2013/  Nièvre, Bourgogne, France

Total bovine animals 355,856 1,346,558 18,989, 159

Total pigs n.d 125,800 13,389,736

Total sheep 78,800 239,700 7,218,919

Total goats n / a 34,770 1,254,577

In addition, many hives 6,130 10,700 770,152

Production of honey, tons 99,906 11,171

Market value of agricultural land in 2013 (Euros / hectare)

Burgundy: between less than 2,400 and more than 3,600 Euros per hectare

Market value of A.O.C. Vines, in 2013 (Euros / hectare)

Nièvre: Pouilly Smoke: 145,000 …… ..Giennese poles: 16,000

Saône et Loire: Pouilly Fuisse: 200,000 ……… .Beaujolais: 11,700

Cote d’Or: Grand Cru: 4,000,000 ……… ..A regional appellation: 34,000

Yonne: Chablis Premier Cru: 316,000 ……… Small Chablis: 80,000

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Sources: INSEE, Conseil Départemental de la Nièvre, Chambre d’Agriculture de la Nièvre

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