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A town of 194 in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Is Nassigny a good place to live?

Nassigny is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Nassigny stand out

The one thing Nassigny does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: Sherve · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nassigny’s story

Nassigny in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nassigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1981First protected: Château de la Guerche
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nassigny.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Nassigny are under 15, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

For Nassigny, that is above both Allier’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.

40.8median age
NassignyAllier medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education36%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nassigny
NassignyAllier medianFrance median
Under 1521%14%17%
15–2410%9.3%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+18%30%22%
No diploma8.6%24%19%
CAP or BEP24%29%26%
Baccalauréat26%17%18%
Higher education36%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Nassigny: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Nassigny sits above both Allier’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nassigny, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Nassigny than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

That puts Nassigny below both Allier’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Nassigny has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Nassigny, 0.6 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nassigny than in Allier’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.72/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Nassigny is below both Allier’s towns (€9.45/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nassigny€7.72/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Allier median€9.45/m²
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.25 to €9.54/m² a month)
€7.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Nassigny and 6 more in and around Nassigny

Heritage and museums in and near Nassigny. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Nassigny

12pages on Nassigny

Landmarks

The list names few of Nassigny’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Nassigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nassigny yet.

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Nassigny’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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DésertinesDomératHurielMontluçonPrémilhatCommentryDésertinesDomératHurielMontluçonPrémilhatCommentryNassigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nassigny194—————
Désertines4,2599.8BA−A−B−
Domérat8,6229.9BAAC+
Huriel2,53610—A+—C
Montluçon33,14711CADC
Prémilhat2,54012—A—C−
Commentry6,01716B+ABD

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Nassigny

Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Nassigny is a commune of 194 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Cher. 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

Population
194 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Cher
Département
Allier (03)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
7 sq mi (18 km²)
INSEE code
03193

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 October 30, 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.