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Population 201: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bissy-la-Mâconnaise is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Bissy-la-Mâconnaise does most differently from other towns.
Bissy-la-Mâconnaise has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1961.
38% 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 Bissy-la-Mâconnaise.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are a quarter of the population. Line up the people of Bissy-la-Mâconnaise by age and the one in the middle is 48.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Bissy-la-Mâconnaise | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,130 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bissy-la-Mâconnaise has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.2 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 94%+3 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, 6 homes were sold in Bissy-la-Mâconnaise.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bissy-la-Mâconnaise. Best known first.
Bissy-la-Mâconnaise 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 Bissy-la-Mâconnaise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bissy-la-Mâconnaise | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 7 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 7.8 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 11 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 12 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 12 | C | B | C− | B |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 12 | B | C | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bissy-la-Mâconnaise is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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.