In a lively meeting, the Parisians (2nd, 52 points) opened the scoring by Khalid Boutaib with a header (24th).
They had chances to win, especially at the end of the match, but showed too much clumsiness in the last gesture.
Nîmes (8th, 36 points) resisted, coming back up to his opponent before the break thanks to Niclas Eliasson on a set piece (38th).
The Gardois can even harbor regrets after the penalty missed by Zinedine Ferhat (65th), whistled for a slight fault by defender Jaouen Hadjam but stopped by Parisian goalkeeper Vincent Demarconnay.
Thierry Laurey's players sign the very bad operation of the day because all their pursuers have won, starting with AC Ajaccio (3rd, 51 points) who brought back a precious success from Niort 1-0, thanks to a late goal by Jean-Philippe Krasso (87th), allowing him to return to a small point behind Paris FC and second place.
Same smiles for the players from Auxerre (4th, 48 points), who signed a third consecutive success at Rodez 3-1 and remain in contact with the podium, thanks to a double from Gauthier Hein (6th, 52nd) and a goal from Carlens Arcus (56th).
The Sochaliens (5th, 47 points) for their part returned to victory after two defeats in a row by winning 1-0 at home against Guingamp (10th, 34 points) with a goal from Alan Virginius (68th) and keep pace in this race for Ligue 1.
The last meeting will oppose Toulouse (1st, 54 points), who can take off if successful, against Dunkirk (19th, 27 points) on Monday.
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