Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 509: a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Marche out for now. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Marche does most differently from other towns.
La Marche has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
31% 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 La Marche.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Typical age in La Marche: 52.2, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Marche | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 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.
La Marche has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
4.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. La Marche holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €27,750 a year per consumption unit, above both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.2 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Aumeunier-MichotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 75 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Marche from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near La Marche. Best known first.
La Marche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Marche as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Marche | 509 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 4,705 | 2.8 | B+ | A | C | C+ |
| Garchizy | 3,648 | 7.7 | B+ | A | A | D |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 8.5 | — | A | — | B− |
| Fourchambault | 3,992 | 8.8 | B− | A | C+ | D |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Marzy | 3,623 | 11 | A− | B | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Marche is a commune of 509 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.