Walkability is its strong suit: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,922/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Its weakest is jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. It lags on schools as well — bac results 1.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points below the expected rate.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Pont Saint-Laurent, sur la Saône · Classé · Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône’s story
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 3 people born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône before 1900, the earliest Charles Wolff, in 1823.
1987First protected: Pont Saint-Laurent, sur la Saône
Pont Saint-Laurent, sur la Saône: Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pont Saint-Laurent, sur la Saône: Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,920 a year per consumption unit
21%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stands at 13.1%. At the census, 20.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Ain’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle5%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
400
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône, 0.5 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône sees fewer deaths than Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône have one GP on hand. In Ain, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 260 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 334, 29% more.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.9 · 82
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Ain, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Brevet results near Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône run low: 84.1% passed, below Ain’s towns and compared French towns
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 203 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône is 92.1%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Ain’s towns (94.2%). For collège, the closest is 0.8 mi away.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône gets a C+ for cost of living
€1,922/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,922/m², comes from 92 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.21/m² a month. The sales split: 9% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône€1,922/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Ain median€2,641/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€1,922/m²
84
€12.44/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €22.01/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône than in Ain’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
39.7median age
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. 22% of residents are 65 or over, higher than Ain’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
Saint-Laurent-sur-SaôneAin medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône is a commune of 1,810 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône
Is Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône safe?
Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 136 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Frédéric Ozanam in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,922/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.44/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
