Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 118 people, lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Germenay out for now. 31% of its homes are second homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Germenay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Germenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
59% 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 Germenay.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, about level with Nièvre’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Residents of Germenay have a median age of 56.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Germenay | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.1% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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 Germenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,840 a year per consumption unit, near Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Germenay has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. No commute at all: 7.7% of working residents locally 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.
Germenay recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Germenay. Best known first.
Germenay 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 Germenay 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
Germenay is a commune of 118 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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.