Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 100 people, lies in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Les Nans out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes. Over-65s are 38% of the population.
The 2 things Les Nans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Nans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ensemble métallurgique des forges de Syam, in Syam, 6.2 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Nans.
The under-15s are 19% of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5% of the town, lower than both Jura’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 40% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Les Nans | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Les Nans from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Nans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Nans | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Champagnole | 8,036 | 4.5 | A | B+ | B− | B |
| Arbois | 3,114 | 12 | A+ | A− | A | C+ |
| Poligny | 3,976 | 13 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Nans is a commune of 100 people in the Communauté de communes Champagnole Nozeroy Jura. 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.