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This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 1,155.
Laizé’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. At €2,132/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. It is hard to get around without a car (D−).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Laizé 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.
The one thing Laizé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Laizé 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.
Laizé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Laizé has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
20% 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 Laizé.
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,360 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Saône-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 73 deaths in Laizé from 2016 to 2025; there were 57, 22% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Laizé is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 4.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.68/m² a month, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.94/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 37% of adults. 18% are under 15, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Laizé | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Laizé has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Laizé. Best known first.
Laizé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laizé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laizé | 1,155 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 4.9 | C | B | C− | B |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 5 | B | C | A− | B |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 5.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 6.4 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 7.8 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Bâgé-Dommartin Ain | 4,050 | 8.3 | A | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Laizé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Laizé grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Laizé is a commune of 1,155 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.