Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 594 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for La Guiche: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 18% of its homes are second homes. Half of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Guiche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Guiche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges gallo-romains, in Ballore, 3.1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Guiche 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 La Guiche.
9.4% are under 15, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up 19% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Guiche | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.4% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 50% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €26,030 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). Public transport took 2.7% of La Guiche’s working residents to work 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.
The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.38/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in La Guiche.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2 notable people were born in La Guiche.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Guiche is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes du Clunisois. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guiche | 594 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 8.6 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 10 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 11 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 11 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 11 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 12 | A | B− | 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 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.