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This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 695.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Anost falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 44% of homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,050/m². Over-65s are 39% of the population.
The 3 things Anost does most differently from other towns.
Anost has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jules Basdevant, born in 1877, is the one person born in Anost before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Anost.
The share of residents under 15 is 12%. The 15-to-24 age group: 5.3%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Anost | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Anost has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,940 a year per consumption unit. 100 jobs are based in Anost, for 250 working residents (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: 6.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Anost recorded 66 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,050/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Anost has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Anost.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Anost is a commune of 695 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois 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
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 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.