Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 104 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lys out for now. 30% of its homes are second homes. 47% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lys does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Lys; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
64% 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 Lys.
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 17% of adults hold a degree, below Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 62.8, the median resident of Lys sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Lys | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 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 2 historic monuments in Lys; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Lys.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Lys. Best known first.
The list names few of Lys’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Lys: Photo: Chau7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Lys 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 →
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lys is a commune of 104 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 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.