Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 128 residents and lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Chasnay: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up a third of its housing. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
The 2 things Chasnay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chasnay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Passy-les-Tours (restes), in Varennes-lès-Narcy, 4.4 mi away.
82% 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 Chasnay.
13% are under 15, below Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a third of residents. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
42% women, 58% men
About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Chasnay | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Chasnay: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.6 each). The median disposable income was €25,780 a year per consumption unit, higher than Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and near compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 6.5% of working residents in the town 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Chasnay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chasnay 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 Chasnay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasnay | 128 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 7.8 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 10 | — | A | — | B− |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 14 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 15 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 16 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chasnay is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes Les Bertranges. 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.