Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income — 1.7 jobs per working resident; 10.9% unemployment. The median home sells for €1,187/m². Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saulieu 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 Saulieu 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saulieu.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Saulieu works better than 90% of compared French towns
24.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,830 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment runs at 10.9%.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving68%
On foot20%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,450
jobs based in Saulieu, 1.7 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Saulieu: 35% are 65 or over, above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population. Children under 15 make up 11%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Saulieu is older than 56.1, half younger.
56.1median age
SaulieuCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 82 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Saulieu’s ages would predict, 73 per 100 expected, under Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 470 deaths in Saulieu from 2016 to 2025; there were 467, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saulieu is Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois, 15.7 mi away. In Côte-d'Or, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saulieu · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Saulieu than in Côte-d'Or or compared French towns: 36 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a quarter of the total, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Saulieu is Église Saint-Andoche. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saulieu counts 8 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saulieu
Is Saulieu safe?
Saulieu 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 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saulieu expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saulieu grades A for cost of living.
About Saulieu
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saulieu is a commune of 2,216 people in the Communauté de communes Saulieu-Morvan. 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
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.
