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BurgySaône-et-Loire

Some 112 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Burgy a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Burgy has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes.

What makes Burgy stand out

The one thing Burgy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église
Église · Classé · Photo: Pleclown · CC BY-SA 3.0
Burgy’s story

Burgy in pictures

Burgy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1932First protected: Niche abritant une Pietà
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burgy.

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Burgy than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 47% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6% of residents, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). 20% of residents are children under 15. Over-65s are 26% of the population.

46.7median age
BurgySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education47%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Burgy
BurgySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1520%15%17%
15–246%9.5%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma18%25%19%
CAP or BEP18%31%26%
Baccalauréat11%17%18%
Higher education47%22%30%

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

History

Burgy keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Burgy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1932
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Burgy are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%

The median disposable income was €26,970 a year per consumption unit, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and near compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.0% of commuters at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Burgy, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 1.1 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Burgy94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollègeCollège11994%+3 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
1.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Burgy is €10.68/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €9.70/m² a month. Sales in Burgy from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€10.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Burgy€10.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.23 to €13.86/m² a month)
€9.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Lugny and 8 more in and around Burgy

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Burgy. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Burgy

13pages on Burgy

Landmarks

The list names few of Burgy’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Niche abritant une Pietà: Photo: Pleclown · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Burgy

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

How we find them →

Burgy’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 →
TournusClunyFeillensMâconCharnay-lès-MâconBâgé-DommartinTournusClunyFeillensMâconCharnay-lès-MâconBâgé-DommartinBurgy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Burgy112—————
Tournus5,7017.5BA−D−B−
Cluny4,9428.7AB−A−B−
Feillens Ain3,4119.5A+B−A+A
Mâcon35,17711CBC−B
Charnay-lès-Mâcon8,22711BCA−B
Bâgé-Dommartin Ain4,05011AB+AA

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

About Burgy

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

Burgy is a commune of 112 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

Population
112 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code
71066

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.