26% of residents are 65 or over, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Half of Broye is older than 49.8, half younger.

49.8median age

BroyeSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Broye
	Broye	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	8.9%	9.5%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	26%	30%	22%
No diploma	19%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	22%	30%

Full pageBroye’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households360 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Broye?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Broye: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Broye is Château de Montjeu. On the Culture ministry’s list, Broye counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit2

Among them · Classé

Château de Montjeu 17th c.

17th c.

oldest protected part

1914

first monument protected

Full pageBroye’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Broye?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Broye go to work without a car, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 4.3% of working residents in Broye at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €24,740 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Broye, 0.2 per working resident

8.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,740

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,740 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Broye costs less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.23/m² a month. The market in Broye: 45 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,230/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Broye€1,230/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,230/m²	45

€8.27/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €10.48/m² a month)

€7.23/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBroye’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,230/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Montjeu and 3 more in and around Broye

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Broye. Best known first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Montjeuin town AttractionAttractionChalets de Mont-d'Arnaudin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Prelayin town AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Martin de Mesvres4.7 km west, in Mesvres

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Broye

13pages on Broye

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,230/m² · rent €8.27/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.4 mi away Housing45 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.8 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Broye counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Chalets de Mont-d'ArnaudHouse · 19th c.

Inscrit

Quatre monolithesFunerary monument

Photo credits

Chalets de Mont-d'Arnaud: Photo: Tomeko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Broye

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Broye yet.

How we find them →

Broye’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →

AutunLe CreusotTorcyLe BreuilMontchaninBlanzyBroye

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Broye	760	—	—	—	—	—
Autun	13,172	5.6	A⁻	A	C⁺	B⁻
Le Creusot	20,509	8.1	C⁺	A	C	C
Torcy	2,678	9.1	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Le Breuil	3,538	9.4	A	B⁺	A⁺	A
Montchanin	4,976	12	B⁺	B⁺	B	C
Blanzy	5,955	13	A	A	B⁺	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Broye

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Broye is a commune of 760 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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

Population: 760 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 11 sq mi (28.6 km²)
INSEE code: 71063

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.