Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B− for walkability. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Épinac 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 Épinac 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 Épinac.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Épinac’s ages would predict, 113 per 100 expected, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Épinac is Centre hospitalier Autun site Parpas, 11.1 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 441 residents of Épinac died, against 333 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% more. Average lifespans in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Saône-et-Loire town has 5 family doctors.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Épinac · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Autun site Parpas
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Épinac sells for €797/m², less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.46/m² a month, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Épinac from July 2023 to June 2026: 75 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.53/m² a month.
€797/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Épinac€797/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€727/m²
72
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.28 to €13.21/m² a month)
2.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Épinac hold a degree than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 15%
Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents. 8.3% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). At 51.8, the median resident of Épinac sits in the middle of the age range.
51.8median age
ÉpinacSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Épinac ranks below 60% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Violence against people averaged 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.1. Épinac’s tally for 2025: 26 recorded offenses. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Épinac (2025).
9.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence14
Criminal damage12
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Theft without violence5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
26
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 13.7% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Épinac keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Épinac is Prieuré du Val Saint-Benoit. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Épinac has higher unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 13.8%
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,850 a year. 9.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
550
jobs based in Épinac, 0.7 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
Puits de mine Hottinguer avec sa centrale électrique: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Prieuré du Val Saint-Benoit: Photo: Flobogo · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Épinac
Is Épinac expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Épinac grades A− for cost of living.
About Épinac
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Épinac is a commune of 2,168 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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.
