Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 666: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Nanton out for now. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Nanton does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nanton: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nanton.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nanton: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The under-15s are 18% of the population here. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%). 33% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Nanton | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 300 residents in work, Nanton has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. 2.3% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège David NiépceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 88 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Nanton.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Nanton. Best known first.
The list names few of Nanton’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Nanton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanton | 666 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 2.9 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 5.6 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 9.7 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 10 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 11 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Givry | 3,598 | 12 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nanton is a commune of 666 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne. 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.