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Population 199: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Culles-les-Roches has none. 24% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Culles-les-Roches does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Culles-les-Roches as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Carrière de sculptures gallo-romaines, in Saint-Boil, 1.4 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Culles-les-Roches is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Culles-les-Roches.
Over-65s are 30% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Residents of Culles-les-Roches have a median age of 51.5.
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.
| Culles-les-Roches | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,400 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Culles-les-Roches from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.24/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Culles-les-Roches. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Culles-les-Roches yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Culles-les-Roches is a commune of 199 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culles-les-Roches | 199 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 9.9 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 10 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 11 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 11 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 12 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 13 | A | A | B+ | 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.