Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 554 residents, it is a town in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Nances has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Nances does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nances as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique du Gojat immergé dans le lac d'Aiguebelette, in Novalaise, 1.7 mi away.
16% 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 Nances.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, below Savoie’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 17% of the population. Children are 19% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Savoie 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Nances | Savoie median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 300 residents in work, Nances has 200 jobs: 0.7 each. 8.4% of the labour force were unemployed, above Savoie’s towns (7.2%) but below compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 15.7% of 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'ÉpineNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 89%−7 pts |
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.
Of the homes sold, 85% were houses. Nances recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Nances. Best known first.
Nothing in Nances is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nances yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nances | 554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Motte-Servolex | 12,067 | 3.7 | B | D | B | B+ |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 5,216 | 5 | A− | D | B+ | A− |
| Cognin | 6,954 | 5.3 | C | D | C | B+ |
| Chambéry | 59,964 | 5.9 | C− | D | D | B |
| Jacob-Bellecombette | 4,499 | 6.3 | B− | D | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 3,095 | 6.9 | A− | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nances is a commune of 554 people in the Communauté de communes du Lac d'Aiguebelette (CCLA). 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 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.