Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 87 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Ballore: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.
The one thing Ballore does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ballore: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1943.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballore.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ballore is Vestiges gallo-romains. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ballore | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 11.1% of working residents in Ballore 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Ballore. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.32/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ballore has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ballore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballore | 87 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 7.8 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 8.4 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 9.4 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 9.6 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 11 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 14 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ballore is a commune of 87 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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.