Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 480 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Gilly-sur-Loire out for now. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Gilly-sur-Loire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gilly-sur-Loire as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Aubin, in Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire, 2.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gilly-sur-Loire is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gilly-sur-Loire.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.3% of residents. The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gilly-sur-Loire | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,690 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Gilly-sur-Loire number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.7 per worker). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Gilly-sur-Loire didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Sales in Gilly-sur-Loire from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Gilly-sur-Loire.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Gilly-sur-Loire is a commune of 480 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilly-sur-Loire | 480 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 2,959 | 4.7 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Bourbon-Lancy | 4,674 | 5.6 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 11 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 14 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 17 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.