Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
571 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Gibles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
The 2 things Gibles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gibles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine de Rambuteau, in Ozolles, 2.1 mi away.
41% 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 Gibles.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. The median resident of Gibles is 56.5 years old.
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gibles | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.1% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 200 residents in work, Gibles has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,800 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
17 houses and apartments changed hands in Gibles from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 94% of sales, apartments for the rest. House rents are put at about €9.04/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Gibles. Best known first.
Nothing in Gibles 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 Gibles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibles | 571 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauffailles | 3,638 | 8.1 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 9.4 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 15 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Cours Rhône | 4,306 | 15 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 15 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 16 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gibles is a commune of 571 people in the Communauté de communes Brionnais Sud Bourgogne. 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 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.