Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 96 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Nans is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Nans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nans: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
46% 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 Nans.
Nans sits below both Doubs’ towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Nans | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Nans above both Doubs’ towns (8%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nans: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Nans is Domaine de Bournel.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Nans is below both Doubs’ towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Nans has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
In the comparison, Nans comes close to Doubs’ towns (85.0%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les VillanellesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 68 | 85%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For Nans, that is below both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Bournel: Photo: Daniel CULSAN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de Bournel: Photo: Daniel CULSAN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de Bournel: Photo: Daniel CULSAN · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de Bournel: Photo: Daniel CULSAN · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nans yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nans | 96 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs | 2,780 | 8.4 | C− | A | C | D |
| Baume-les-Dames | 5,155 | 9.1 | B− | A | C− | C− |
| Lure Haute-Saône | 7,877 | 15 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Bavans | 3,582 | 15 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
| Échenoz-la-Méline Haute-Saône | 3,158 | 15 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul Haute-Saône | 15,078 | 16 | C− | A− | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nans is a commune of 96 people in the Communauté de communes des Deux Vallées Vertes. 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 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.