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Saint-Jean-de-LosneCôte-d'Or

990 people call this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.

Is Saint-Jean-de-Losne a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Jean-de-Losne out for now. Homes sell for a median €993/m². It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Jean-de-Losne stand out

The 2 things Saint-Jean-de-Losne does most differently from other towns.

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Hôtel de ville
Hôtel de ville · Classé · Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
Saint-Jean-de-Losne’s story

Saint-Jean-de-Losne in pictures

Saint-Jean-de-Losne has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 5 people born in Saint-Jean-de-Losne before 1900, the earliest Charles Hernoux, in 1749.

  • 1996First protected: Hôtel Hernoux
  • 2015Most recently protected: Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la "Belle …
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Losne.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Saint-Jean-de-Losne, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up a third of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 19% have a degree.

51.6median age
Saint-Jean-de-LosneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

55% women, 45% men

About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Jean-de-Losne
Saint-Jean-de-LosneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+33%24%22%
No diploma29%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%25%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education19%31%30%

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

History

Saint-Jean-de-Losne keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Jean-de-Losne is Hôtel de ville. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1921
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Jean-de-Losne run lower than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,980 a year per consumption unit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 16.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 14.3%, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Saint-Jean-de-Losne holds 500 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 1.4 jobs each.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot12%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
500
jobs based in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, 1.4 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 0.9 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.6 mi off.

87.7%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Jean-de-Losne87.7%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les Hautes PaillesNearest collègeCollègeCollège6585%−1 pt

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87.7%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2.1 pts against the expected rate
0.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Jean-de-Losne than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.39/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 29% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 56 homes were sold in Saint-Jean-de-Losne. That is the middle of 56 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,299/m² for the median of compared towns in Côte-d'Or.

€993/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Jean-de-Losne€993/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Apartments€955/m²40
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.25 to €13.08/m² a month)
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jean-de-Losne

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Landmarks

Saint-Jean-de-Losne has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Hôtel Hernoux: Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument dit de la Délibération, commémoratif de la "Belle Défense" fin octobre 1636: Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC0

Famous people from Saint-Jean-de-Losne

5 notable people were born in Saint-Jean-de-Losne.

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Saint-Jean-de-Losne’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 →
DamparisTavauxAuxonneGenlisDoleNeuilly-CrimoloisDamparisTavauxAuxonneGenlisDoleNeuilly-CrimoloisSaint-Jean-de-Losne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Jean-de-Losne990—————
Damparis Jura2,5877.4BA−AC−
Tavaux Jura3,8888AB+BA−
Auxonne7,5818.9C+A−C+C
Genlis5,0939.8A−BB+C−
Dole Jura23,84011B−B+CB−
Neuilly-Crimolois3,58814B+CA+B−

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

About Saint-Jean-de-Losne

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

Saint-Jean-de-Losne is a commune of 990 people in the Communauté de communes Rives 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
990 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Rives de Saône
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
INSEE code
21554

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 9, 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.