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A town of 313 in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Planchez is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Planchez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Planchez as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pierre à pétroglyphes, dite Pierre du pas de l'âne, dans la forêt de Planches-du-Morvan, in Lavault-de-Frétoy, 3.6 mi away.
43% 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 Planchez.
33% of residents are 65 or over, close to Nièvre’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (22%). Planchez has a median age of 53.7 years.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Planchez | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €21,970 a year per consumption unit, below both Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Planchez: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.4 each). At the census, 7.2% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Homes sold for a median €1,066/m², near Nièvre’s towns (€1,116/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Planchez: 38 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,066/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Planchez is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Planchez as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Planchez is a commune of 313 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.