Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
81 people live in this town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Franchy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a third of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 40% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Franchy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Franchy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sylvestre, in Jailly, 4.5 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 Saint-Franchy.
Degrees are held by 17% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.4% of residents, lower than both Nièvre’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). At 60.5, the median resident of Saint-Franchy sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Franchy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
20.0% 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Saint-Franchy. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.26/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Franchy. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Franchy 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 Saint-Franchy 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Franchy | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 13 | — | A | — | B− |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 18 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 18 | C+ | A | B | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Franchy is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes Amognes Cœur du Nivernais. 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 November 9, 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.