Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 160 people live in this town, in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Achun out for now. Second homes make up 43% of its housing. 41% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Achun does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Achun as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Coulon, in Mouron-sur-Yonne, 5.6 mi away.
57% 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 Achun.
Children are 13% of the town. People 65 and over make up 41% of the town, above Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Also worth knowing: among adults, 28% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Achun | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,760 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 50 residents in work, Achun has 50 jobs: 0.9 each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census.
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 Achun from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Achun 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 Achun yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Achun is a commune of 160 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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.