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It is a town of 102 residents in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
La Boulaye is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a quarter of its housing. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Boulaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Boulaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Martin, actuellement Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Toulon-sur-Arroux, 2.9 mi away.
24% 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 La Boulaye.
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). La Boulaye has a median age of 54.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Boulaye | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in La Boulaye: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.9 each). At the census, 12.1% of working residents in La Boulaye didn’t travel to work at all. 11.0% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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 La Boulaye from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Boulaye 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 La Boulaye 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boulaye | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 9.2 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 10 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 12 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 12 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 12 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 15 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Boulaye is a commune of 102 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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.