Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 764 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Nanchez is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Nanchez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nanchez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Sites palafittiques, in Clairvaux-les-Lacs, 7.3 mi away.
29% 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 Nanchez.
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Jura’s towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Line up the people of Nanchez by age and the one in the middle is 50.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nanchez | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.5%, below Jura’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,700 a year. For its 350 residents in work, Nanchez has 150 jobs: 0.4 each.
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.
Among the homes sold, 81% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Nanchez.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Nanchez 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 Nanchez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanchez | 764 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 7.6 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Hauts de Bienne | 5,032 | 7.6 | B | A | C | C |
| Les Rousses | 3,740 | 9.8 | A− | B | C | A |
| Gex Ain | 13,627 | 15 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Cessy Ain | 5,832 | 16 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Divonne-les-Bains Ain | 10,464 | 16 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nanchez is a commune of 764 people in the Communauté de communes La Grandvallière. 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.