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The town, home to 189 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Bois-Sainte-Marie: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 19% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly two thirds of residents.
The 2 things Bois-Sainte-Marie does most differently from other towns.
Bois-Sainte-Marie 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 1862.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Bois-Sainte-Marie has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-Sainte-Marie.
Graduates make up 25% of adults. 66% of residents are 65 or over, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 3.9% of the population.
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bois-Sainte-Marie | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 4.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 12% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 66% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Bois-Sainte-Marie holds 100 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 2.2 jobs each. At the census, 7.4% of working residents in Bois-Sainte-Marie didn’t travel to work at all.
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 town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les BruyèresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 49 | 92%+5 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.
The market in Bois-Sainte-Marie: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.38/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bois-Sainte-Marie. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bois-Sainte-Marie yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bois-Sainte-Marie is a commune of 189 people in the Communauté de communes Brionnais Sud Bourgogne. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-Sainte-Marie | 189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 8.1 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Chauffailles | 3,638 | 8.7 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 14 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 15 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Cours Rhône | 4,306 | 16 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 16 | A | B− | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.