Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 593 residents in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Igny-de-Vers out for now. A quarter of homes here are second homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Igny-de-Vers does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Igny-de-Vers as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Clayette, in La Clayette, 7.4 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Igny-de-Vers.
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, lower than both Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%). The age that splits Saint-Igny-de-Vers in two is 58.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Igny-de-Vers | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €25,190 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Saint-Igny-de-Vers number 200, against 200 residents in work (1.1 per worker). 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
22 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Igny-de-Vers from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Igny-de-Vers is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Igny-de-Vers yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Igny-de-Vers | 593 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire | 3,638 | 5.5 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Cours | 4,306 | 11 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 14 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 5,771 | 15 | A− | A+ | C+ | B |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 15 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Charolles Saône-et-Loire | 2,772 | 16 | A+ | A | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Igny-de-Vers is a commune of 593 people in the Communauté de communes Saône-Beaujolais. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.