Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laives.
History
Old homes shape Laives: 36% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
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Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Among the classé monuments in Laives is Chapelle de Lenoux. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Laives are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 34% of adults. The age that splits Laives in two is 48.8.
48.8median age
LaivesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Work & commute
Laives has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%
5.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Laives: 100, for 500 residents in work (0.2 each). Households’ median disposable income: €29,020 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Laives, 0.2 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent in Laives is €11.77/m² a month, against €9.77/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 30 homes in Laives. A house rents for an estimated €8.17/m² a month.
€1,903/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Laives€1,903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
€11.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.36 to €14.80/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Chapelle de Lenoux: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Sermaisey: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Porte avec niche et statue: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Mairie de Laives · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Laives
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Laives as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Laives
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Laives is a commune of 986 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne. 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
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.
