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Flacey-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire

The town, home to 412 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Flacey-en-Bresse a good place to live?

Flacey-en-Bresse has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 16% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Flacey-en-Bresse stand out

The one thing Flacey-en-Bresse does most differently from other towns.

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Maison
Maison · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Flacey-en-Bresse’s story

Flacey-en-Bresse in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Flacey-en-Bresse; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Flacey-en-Bresse before 1900, the earliest François Cabeau, in 1756.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flacey-en-Bresse.

Who lives here

Flacey-en-Bresse has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3% are 15 to 24

18% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Over-65s are 26% of the population.

46.7median age
Flacey-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Flacey-en-Bresse
Flacey-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–245.3%9.5%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP36%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education18%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Flacey-en-Bresse: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Flacey-en-Bresse; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Flacey-en-Bresse than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,970 a year per consumption unit

Flacey-en-Bresse holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 6.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Flacey-en-Bresse, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Flacey-en-Bresse than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.63/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Flacey-en-Bresse.

€8.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flacey-en-Bresse€8.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.85 to €10.88/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flacey-en-Bresse

11pages on Flacey-en-Bresse

Landmarks

Flacey-en-Bresse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Flacey-en-Bresse

2 notable people were born in Flacey-en-Bresse.

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Flacey-en-Bresse’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →
Louhans-ChâteaurenaudMontmorotLons-le-SaunierLouhans-ChâteaurenaudMontmorotLons-le-SaunierFlacey-en-Bresse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Flacey-en-Bresse412—————
Louhans-Châteaurenaud6,4467.8BA−C−C+
Montmorot Jura3,2618.9BBC−B
Lons-le-Saunier Jura16,6189.8C+B+DB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Flacey-en-Bresse

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Flacey-en-Bresse is a commune of 412 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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

Population
412 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.7 km²)
INSEE code
71198

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 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.