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A town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 106 people.
There are no grades for Fâchin: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 46% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 45% of residents.
The 2 things Fâchin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fâchin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre rural gallo-romain, in Arleuf, 4.3 mi away.
80% 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 Fâchin.
People 65 and over make up 45% of the town, higher than both Nièvre’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 5.8% of residents. Half of Fâchin is older than 62, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Fâchin | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.8% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.93/m² a month. Fâchin recorded 11 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fâchin 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 Fâchin yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fâchin is a commune of 106 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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.