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1,667 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability (C+): 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, C+ for health and B for jobs & income. Homes go for a median €1,943/m².
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Épervans 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 one thing Épervans does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Épervans 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.
Épervans has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Épervans has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épervans.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Épervans: 45 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 91% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,963/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €26,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). Per resident in work, Épervans counts 0.4 jobs (350 jobs, 800 workers). At the census, 7.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
Just over one in ten homes were built before 1919. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th 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.
From 2016 to 2025, 112 residents of Épervans died, against 124 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Women in Saône-et-Loire live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Épervans have one GP on hand.
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−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vivant DenonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Épervans | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Épervans. Best known first.
Épervans has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Épervans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épervans | 1,667 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 1.8 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 2.8 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 3.8 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 3.8 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 5.4 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 5.7 | — | A− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Épervans has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 56% 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 Épervans grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Épervans is a commune of 1,667 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
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 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.