Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 286 residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Bazolles is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 33% of homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Bazolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bazolles; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
48% 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 Bazolles.
Children under 15 make up 9.3% of residents. 36% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Bazolles | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bazolles; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,760 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 3.2% of Bazolles’ working residents to work 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.
A house rents for an estimated €6.20/m² a month. 16 houses and apartments changed hands in Bazolles from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bazolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bazolles yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bazolles is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du Nivernais. 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.