Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 163 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Onlay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Onlay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Onlay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré de Commagny (ancien), in Moulins-Engilbert, 4.7 mi away.
65% 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 Onlay.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 4.3% of residents. Typical age in Onlay: 63, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Onlay | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 46% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
5.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 50 jobs are based in Onlay, for 50 working residents (0.6 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €22,910 a year per consumption unit.
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 Onlay: 20 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €6.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Onlay. Best known first.
Nothing in Onlay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Onlay.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Onlay is a commune of 163 people in the Communauté de communes Morvan Sommets et Grands Lacs. 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.