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Lamarche-sur-SaôneCôte-d'Or

1,382 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Lamarche-sur-Saône a good place to live?

Lamarche-sur-Saône’s strongest subject is schools — brevet results a point above the expected rate. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Lamarche-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.

StrongestA−Schools

What makes Lamarche-sur-Saône stand out

The one thing Lamarche-sur-Saône does most differently from other towns.

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How Lamarche-sur-Saône grades

Each subject compares Lamarche-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.

How grading works

Lamarche-sur-Saône has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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Lamarche-sur-Saône’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lamarche-sur-Saône’s story

No historic monuments in Lamarche-sur-Saône

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lamarche-sur-Saône as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Porte Royale dite aussi Tour du Cygne, in Auxonne, 5.1 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamarche-sur-Saône.

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.2 mi off.

95.0%passed the brevetA−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lamarche-sur-Saône95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Isle de SaôneNearest collègeCollègeCollège7795%+1 pt
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HealthHealth C

Adjusted for age and care homes, Lamarche-sur-Saône sees more deaths than 70% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Lamarche-sur-Saône is Ch Louis Pasteur Dole, 13.5 mi away. 115 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 120: 5% below. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Lamarche-sur-Saône records 95 deaths per 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Lamarche-sur-Saône have one GP on hand.

−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw95
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Lamarche-sur-Saône · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Louis Pasteur Dole
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.

HousingCost of living B+

Renting in Lamarche-sur-Saône costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

70 sales of houses and apartments in Lamarche-sur-Saône, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,791/m². House rents are put at about €9.65/m² a month. Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest.

€1,791/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lamarche-sur-Saône€1,791/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,807/m²69
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.57/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Fewer people in Lamarche-sur-Saône are out of work than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.8%

5.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €24,800 a year per consumption unit, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
150
jobs based in Lamarche-sur-Saône, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Lamarche-sur-Saône are under 15, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

7.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.

41.3median age
Lamarche-sur-SaôneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamarche-sur-Saône
Lamarche-sur-SaôneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1522%15%17%
15–247.9%11%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education18%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lamarche-sur-Saône

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Landmarks

Nothing in Lamarche-sur-Saône is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Lamarche-sur-Saône

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Lamarche-sur-Saône as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Lamarche-sur-Saône’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
AuxonneGenlisArc-sur-TilleChevigny-Saint-SauveurNeuilly-CrimoloisQuetignyAuxonneGenlisArc-sur-TilleChevigny-Saint-SauveurNeuilly-CrimoloisQuetignyLamarche-sur-Saône
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamarche-sur-Saône1,382——B+—C
Auxonne7,5815.4C+A−C+C
Genlis5,0937.7A−BB+C−
Arc-sur-Tille2,58411—A−—A
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur11,10812BC−B+B
Neuilly-Crimolois3,58813B+CA+B−
Quetigny8,97113CC−C−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Lamarche-sur-Saône

Is Lamarche-sur-Saône safe?

Lamarche-sur-Saône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Lamarche-sur-Saône good?

They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Lamarche-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 €1,791/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Lamarche-sur-Saône grades B+ for cost of living.

About Lamarche-sur-Saône

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Lamarche-sur-Saône is a commune of 1,382 people in the Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône. 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

Population
1,382 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13 sq mi (33.8 km²)
INSEE code
21337

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.