Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 189 people, lies in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saizy falls below the line for grades. 30% of its homes are second homes. 60% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saizy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saizy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
64% 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 Saizy.
5.2% are under 15, below both Nièvre’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults. Saizy has a median age of 70.6.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Saizy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.2% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.6% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 60% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saizy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
13.2% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €23,970 a year per consumption unit, near Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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 Saizy: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saizy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saizy 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
Saizy is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes Tannay-Brinon-Corbigny. 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 4, 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.