Good value, with catches elsewhere. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 1.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With an A overall, Le Breuil is better than 94% of compared French towns and ranks #6 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,529/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. School results trail most towns (C−): brevet results 1.4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Le Breuil 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Breuil.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Le Breuil sees fewer deaths than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. From 2016 to 2025, 331 residents of Le Breuil died, against 449 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 26% fewer. The town has 2 family doctors.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw74
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Le Breuil · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Le Breuil: 32% are 65 or over, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
14% are under 15, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%. Ages in Le Breuil split evenly at 53.4: half are older, half younger.
53.4median age
Le BreuilSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
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%.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
The median home in Le Breuil sells for €1,529/m², against €1,438/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.77/m² a month, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 99% of what sold. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.51/m² a month.
€1,529/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Breuil€1,529/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,534/m²
100
€9.77/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.01/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.51/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Le Breuil, 6.6%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
For its 1,300 residents in work, Le Breuil has 900 jobs: 0.7 each. Median disposable income comes to €27,280 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
900
jobs based in Le Breuil, 0.7 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Breuil
Is Le Breuil safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Breuil good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #28 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Breuil expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Breuil grades B+ for cost of living.
About Le Breuil
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Le Breuil is a commune of 3,538 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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.
