Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 440 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Millay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Millay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Millay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Pierre, in Larochemillay, 2.7 mi away.
51% 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 Millay.
23% of adults hold a degree, between Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 5.2% of the population. The share of residents under 15 is 13%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Millay | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €22,360 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Millay, for 150 working residents (0.7 per worker). 5.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
Millay recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Millay 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 Millay 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
Millay is a commune of 440 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 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.