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Home to 285 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Authumes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Authumes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Authumes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château, actuellement écomusée de la Bresse bourguignonne, in Pierre-de-Bresse, 2 mi away.
35% 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 Authumes.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents. 16% are under 15, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Authumes by age and the one in the middle is 53.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Authumes | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €23,870 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Authumes to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.1 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 15.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre VauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 55 | 84%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Authumes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Authumes. Best known first.
Nothing in Authumes 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 Authumes yet.
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
Authumes is a commune of 285 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Nord Intercom'. 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.