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1,472 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Households here earn well (A+): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 5.9% unemployment. Most journeys need a car (C+): nearly three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,391/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.
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. Dracy-le-Fort 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.
Each subject compares Dracy-le-Fort 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.
Dracy-le-Fort has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Dracy-le-Fort does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Dracy-le-Fort counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Dracy-le-Fort has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dracy-le-Fort.
People 65 and over make up 39% of the town, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 12% of residents. What’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.2% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Dracy-le-Fort | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Petit PrétanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 100%+4 pts |
| Collège Louis AragonBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 59 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Dracy-le-Fort can choose among 3 GPs. 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. 207 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 224: 7% below.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Unemployment stood at 5.9%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Dracy-le-Fort is Borne armoriée. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.77/m² a month, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.65/m² a month. Sales in Dracy-le-Fort from July 2023 to June 2026: 31 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,391/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Dracy-le-Fort. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dracy-le-Fort yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dracy-le-Fort is a commune of 1,472 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dracy-le-Fort | 1,472 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Givry | 3,598 | 1.7 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 2.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 3.5 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 3.6 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 4 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 6.3 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Dracy-le-Fort has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 13 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dracy-le-Fort grades B for cost of living.
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 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.