Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 192 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Fley: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Fley does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fley as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Chenôves, 1.5 mi away.
63% 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 Fley.
Children under 15 make up 7.4%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 52% of adults. Residents of Fley have a median age of 54.8.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fley | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.4% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 100 residents in work, Fley has 50 jobs: 0.7 each. No commute at all: nearly a quarter of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Fley. House rents are put at about €7.86/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Fley. Best known first.
Nothing in Fley is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fley | 192 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 8.9 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 9.4 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 11 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 11 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 12 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 12 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fley is a commune of 192 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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 November 4, 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.