Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bussières.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Bussières than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.3% of the town, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents have reached 65. Half of Bussières is older than 51.2, half younger.
51.2median age
BussièresSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bussières keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bussières is Camp retranché à éperon barré. This Saône-et-Loire town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Bussières run higher than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: a median €32,630 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 3.1%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 7.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bussières, 0.3 per working resident
3.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bussières is €9.82/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.94/m² a month. Bussières recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
€9.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bussières€9.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €12.12/m² a month)
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bussières
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bussières is a commune of 580 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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
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.
