Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 148 people live in this town, in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Oudan: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 44% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 2 things Oudan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oudan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Varzy, 2.1 mi away.
52% 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 Oudan.
17% of adults hold a degree, below both Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.1%. Half of Oudan is older than 53.3, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Oudan | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 13.6%, near Nièvre’s towns (14.2%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €24,720 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 7.0% of working residents in Oudan 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.
Sales in Oudan from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Oudan. Best known first.
Nothing in Oudan is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Oudan.
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
Oudan is a commune of 148 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Nivernais-Val d'Yonne. 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.