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A town of 327 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Devrouze has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Devrouze does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Devrouze as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison à pans de bois, in Mervans, 2.8 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Devrouze.
Over-65s are 28% of the population. 18% are under 15, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Devrouze | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Devrouze has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Unemployment stood at 9.3%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.9% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Bois des DamesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 85%−1 pt |
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.
Sales in Devrouze from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Devrouze is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Devrouze.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devrouze | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 9.4 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 11 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 13 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 13 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 15 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 16 | A− | B− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Devrouze is a commune of 327 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Revermont 71. 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 October 30, 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.