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LaizySaône-et-Loire

599 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Laizy a good place to live?

Laizy has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.

What makes Laizy stand out

The one thing Laizy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Chazeux (restes)
Château de Chazeux (restes) · Inscrit · Photo: Inconnu collection « Le Morvan illustré » · Public domain
Laizy’s story

Laizy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Laizy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1927First protected: Château de Chazeux (restes)
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Landmarks

Laizy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Chazeux (restes): Photo: Inconnu collection « Le Morvan illustré » · Public domain

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laizy.

Who lives here

Few people in Laizy are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

52.3median age

Degrees are held by 25% of adults, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Under 15: 14% of residents.

LaizySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Laizy
LaizySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.2%9.5%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+25%30%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%31%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education25%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Laizy keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Laizy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1927
first monument protected
31%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Laizy are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Laizy counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). The median disposable income is €25,700 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Laizy, 0.2 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

83.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

General-bac pupils go 5.9 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Laizy83.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Claude Gabriel BouthièreNearest collègeCollègeCollège4183%−6 pts
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Laizy costs less than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month

€8.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Laizy recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Laizy€8.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €10.48/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Laizy

12pages on Laizy

Famous people from Laizy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Laizy yet.

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About Laizy

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Laizy is a commune of 599 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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

Population
599 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
12.1 sq mi (31.2 km²)
INSEE code
71251

Laizy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →
AutunLe CreusotTorcyLe BreuilMontchaninBlanzyAutunLe CreusotTorcyLe BreuilMontchaninBlanzyLaizy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Laizy599—————
Autun13,1726.2A−AC+B−
Le Creusot20,50914C+ACC
Torcy2,67815B+A−B+A−
Le Breuil3,53815AB+A+A
Montchanin4,97617B+B+BC
Blanzy5,95517AAB+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.