Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 255 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Aluze out for now. Second homes make up 15% of its housing.
The one thing Aluze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Aluze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Charrecey, 0.7 mi away.
44% 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 Aluze.
Children are 17% of the town. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Aluze | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.9% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 2.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Aluze recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.65/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Aluze. Best known first.
Nothing in Aluze is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Aluze.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluze | 255 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chagny | 5,350 | 5.4 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Givry | 3,598 | 5.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 7.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 7.5 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 8.9 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 8.9 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Aluze is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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.