Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
424 people call this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Garchy out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for a quarter of homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Garchy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Garchy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garchy.
Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. The middle age in Garchy is 51.3.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Garchy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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 protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Garchy is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in Garchy: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.5 each). 12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,690 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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Garchy from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Garchy. Best known first.
Garchy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Cloe_Perrotin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Garchy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garchy | 424 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 6.5 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 9,733 | 11 | B | A | D | C+ |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 14 | — | A | — | B− |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 16 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 18 | B− | A | C+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Garchy is a commune of 424 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.