Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
666 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Davayé out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Davayé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement préhistorique, in Solutré-Pouilly, 1.4 mi away.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Davayé. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Davayé.
8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Davayé has a median age of 46.1.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Davayé | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.9% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 8.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 300 jobs are based in Davayé, for 300 working residents (0.9 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 167 | 77%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Davayé recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 92% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Davayé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Davayé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davayé | 666 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 2.6 | B | C | A− | B |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 3.7 | C | B | C− | B |
| Crêches-sur-Saône | 3,198 | 4.4 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay | 4,018 | 6.1 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 6.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 7.3 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Davayé is a commune of 666 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
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.