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126 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lanty falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
The 2 things Lanty does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lanty as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Montagne, in Saint-Honoré-les-Bains, 6.4 mi away.
30% 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 Lanty.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.6% of residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, higher than Nièvre’s towns (19%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). At 59.5, the median resident of Lanty sits in the middle of the age range.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lanty | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.6% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 41% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 15.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The market in Lanty: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lanty 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 Lanty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanty | 126 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy Saône-et-Loire | 4,674 | 13 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Decize | 4,932 | 18 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Gueugnon Saône-et-Loire | 6,528 | 18 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lanty is a commune of 126 people in the Communauté de communes Bazois Loire Morvan. 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.