Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 506 residents in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Le Nizan: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Nizan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
16% 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 Le Nizan.
19% are under 15, above Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. Degrees are held by 22% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Le Nizan | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Nizan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Le Nizan, for 250 working residents (0.3 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Le Nizan went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Le Nizan.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Nizan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Nizan yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Nizan is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes du Bazadais. 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 November 4, 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.