Where it does best is jobs & income — 1.2 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €2,494/m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Savigny-lès-Beaune 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 Savigny-lès-Beaune 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 Savigny-lès-Beaune.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Unemployment in Savigny-lès-Beaune, 4.8%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,880 a year. At the census, 13.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, about level with compared French towns (13.4%) and below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%).
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot7%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Savigny-lès-Beaune, 1.2 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Savigny-lès-Beaune has a higher adjusted death rate than 75% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Savigny-lès-Beaune’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 134 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 131, 2% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Côte-d'Or is 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 4 family doctors.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Savigny-lès-Beaune · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
2.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Savigny-lès-Beaune are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Two in five adults hold a degree. Line up the people of Savigny-lès-Beaune by age and the one in the middle is 49.1.
49.1median age
Savigny-lès-BeauneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C+
Savigny-lès-Beaune gets a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,494/m²: 39 houses and apartments sold in Savigny-lès-Beaune between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.94/m² a month. Houses were 97% of what sold.
€2,494/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Savigny-lès-Beaune€2,494/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,497/m²
38
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €16.23/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Savigny-lès-Beaune keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Savigny-lès-Beaune is Domaine Chandon de Briailles. On the Culture ministry’s list, Savigny-lès-Beaune counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Savigny-lès-Beaune
Is Savigny-lès-Beaune safe?
Savigny-lès-Beaune has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 700 jobs for 600 working residents, Savigny-lès-Beaune draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Savigny-lès-Beaune good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. 97% of 217 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Clos Maire in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Savigny-lès-Beaune expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,494/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.49/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Savigny-lès-Beaune grades C+ for cost of living.
About Savigny-lès-Beaune
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Savigny-lès-Beaune is a commune of 1,268 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
1,268 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
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.
