Gergy’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add cost of living to its strengths (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,691/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Gergy has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gergy 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 Gergy.
HealthHealth A
Gergy loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 74 per 100 expected, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 239 deaths in Gergy from 2016 to 2025; there were 176, 26% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Gergy is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 8 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners locally. 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.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Gergy · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gergy has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%
350 jobs are based in Gergy, for 1,200 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,460 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Gergy, 0.3 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Gergy gets a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.38/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. Also worth knowing: for a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month.
€1,691/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gergy€1,691/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,709/m²
57
€10.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.25 to €13.06/m² a month)
4.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Gergy: 15% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Gergy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Among adults, 26% have a degree. 24% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
47.2median age
GergySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gergy
Is Gergy safe?
Gergy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 2.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gergy expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gergy grades B+ for cost of living.
About Gergy
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gergy is a commune of 2,566 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
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.
