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The town has 506 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, La Salle is too small for the grades other French towns get.
On the Culture ministry’s list, La Salle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →The list names few of La Salle’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Salle.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, La Salle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
21% of adults hold a degree, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents. La Salle has a median age of 49.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Salle | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in La Salle: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). The median disposable income is €26,170 a year per consumption unit.
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 Salle from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Salle. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Salle yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Salle is a commune of 506 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
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 Salle | 506 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 5.2 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 6.9 | C | B | C− | B |
| Bâgé-Dommartin Ain | 4,050 | 6.9 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 7.1 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 7.5 | B | C | A− | B |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 10 | 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 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.