Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 870 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bey out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Saint-Marcel, 4.8 mi away.
13% 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 Bey.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Graduates make up 21% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bey | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,780 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). Of those in the labour force, 7.7% are unemployed. For its 400 residents in work, Bey has 150 jobs: 0.3 each.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Bey.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bey | 870 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 3.9 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 4.5 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 5.8 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 6.2 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 6.6 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 7.5 | A− | B− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bey is a commune of 870 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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 October 30, 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.