Where it does best is health (A+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 41% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 3.4% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,431/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Roche-Vineuse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Roche-Vineuse 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.
Carrières de la Lie: Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Vineuse.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than La Roche-Vineuse’s ages would predict, 59 per 100 expected, under Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
−41%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 194 deaths in La Roche-Vineuse from 2016 to 2025; there were 163, 16% fewer. In Saône-et-Loire, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to La Roche-Vineuse is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 4.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted59
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Roche-Vineuse · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
4.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Roche-Vineuse has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.4%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €30,210 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 3.6% of working residents in La Roche-Vineuse didn’t travel to work at all. Public transport took 2.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in La Roche-Vineuse, 0.7 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
La Roche-Vineuse is a graduates’ town: 39% hold a degree, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
51.2median age
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.
La Roche-VineuseSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Roche-Vineuse keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. La Roche-Vineuse has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Homes in La Roche-Vineuse sell for €2,431/m² at the median, against €1,438/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€2,431/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.82/m² a month, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). La Roche-Vineuse recorded 52 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.94/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Roche-Vineuse€2,431/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,492/m²
45
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €12.12/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Roche-Vineuse is a commune of 1,570 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Roche-Vineuse
Is La Roche-Vineuse safe?
La Roche-Vineuse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Roche-Vineuse expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Roche-Vineuse grades B for cost of living.
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.
