Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
343 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Annay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 24% of its housing.
The one thing Annay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Annay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Etablissement rural gallo-romain, in Neuvy-sur-Loire, 2.1 mi away.
35% 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 Annay.
24% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Nièvre’s towns (8.7%). Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Annay | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Annay has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, lower than Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,240 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Annay: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Annay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Annay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annay | 343 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 8.4 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Loire Loiret | 3,065 | 10 | A− | A− | B+ | B− |
| Briare Loiret | 4,911 | 12 | C | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Annay is a commune of 343 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Loire. 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.