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In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 1,094 residents.
Curgy’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D−). Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income. Second homes make up 10% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Curgy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Curgy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Curgy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Curgy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Curgy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1897.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Curgy.
The census found 2.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 5.8%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,090 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Curgy: 100, for 500 residents in work (0.2 each).
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.
Homes sold for a median €1,175/m², lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€1,438/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Curgy.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Under 15: 14% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Curgy | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Curgy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Curgy’s deaths ran at 90 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (86). From 2016 to 2025, 105 residents of Curgy died, against 116 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. At birth, a girl in Saône-et-Loire can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Curgy. Best known first.
The list names few of Curgy’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Curgy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curgy | 1,094 | — | — | A+ | — | C+ |
| Autun | 13,172 | 4.3 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 13 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 13 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 15 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 17 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Curgy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Curgy grades A+ for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Curgy is a commune of 1,094 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
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 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.