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Population 236: a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ville-Langy out for now. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ville-Langy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ville-Langy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Antoine (ancienne), in Billy-Chevannes, 5.6 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ville-Langy is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-Langy.
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below Nièvre’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ville-Langy has a median age of 54.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ville-Langy | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €25,430 a year per consumption unit, above Nièvre’s towns (€23,120) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Ville-Langy holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 6.2% 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.
The market in Ville-Langy: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ville-Langy yet.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ville-Langy is a commune of 236 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ville-Langy | 236 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 3.7 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Decize | 4,932 | 8.3 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 11 | C+ | A | B | D |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 16 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.