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Some 168 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bourg-le-Comte is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 17% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
The 2 things Bourg-le-Comte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bourg-le-Comte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du moulin, in Marcigny, 3.7 mi away.
37% 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 Bourg-le-Comte.
23% of adults hold a degree, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.5% of the town. Typical age in Bourg-le-Comte: 59.5, the median.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Bourg-le-Comte | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 41% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,500 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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 6 homes in Bourg-le-Comte.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bourg-le-Comte. Best known first.
Nothing in Bourg-le-Comte 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 Bourg-le-Comte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-le-Comte | 168 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 12 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 12 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 13 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 14 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 17 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Mably Loire | 7,233 | 17 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourg-le-Comte is a commune of 168 people in the Communauté de communes de Marcigny. 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.