Jobs & income is its strong suit — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,905/m² takes 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. Its weakest subject is walkability: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,905/m².
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Demigny 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.
What makes Demigny stand out
The one thing Demigny does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Demigny 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Demigny.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Demigny has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
The median disposable income was €27,600 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.9% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 2.8% of working residents in Demigny didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Demigny, 0.5 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Demigny earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.38/m² a month, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Demigny from July 2023 to June 2026: 56 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.20/m² a month.
€1,905/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Demigny€1,905/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,942/m²
46
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.25 to €13.06/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Demigny keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Demigny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Borne armoriée. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Demigny, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Line up the people of Demigny by age and the one in the middle is 44.6.
44.6median age
DemignySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Demigny sees fewer deaths than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
108 deaths in Demigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 124: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Demigny is Hospices Civils de Beaune, 7.2 mi away. One GP practises locally. Average lifespans in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Demigny · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
7.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Demigny
Is Demigny safe?
Demigny has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Demigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Demigny grades B for cost of living.
About Demigny
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Demigny is a commune of 1,756 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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.
