Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. The weak point is schools (C−): bac results 3.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points below the expected rate. Le Creusot grades C+ overall, better than 40% of compared French towns. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is another plus — just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Creusot 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 Creusot.
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Le Creusot costs less than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,125/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Le Creusot sell for €1,235/m² and apartments for €1,019/m². The estimated advertised rent is €9.05/m² a month, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.49/m² a month.
€1,125/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Creusot€1,125/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,235/m²
331
Apartments
€1,019/m²
286
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.55/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.49/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 C−
More people in Le Creusot are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,690 a year per consumption unit, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 2.9% of Le Creusot’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot9%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,550
jobs based in Le Creusot, 1.6 per working resident
16.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Le Creusot than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 81.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #31 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. At the lycées within 5 km of Le Creusot, 88.7% passed the bac, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 137 candidates.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Le Creusot, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
23% of adults hold a degree, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 13% of the town. Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older.
48.4median age
Le CreusotSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. 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
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Le Creusot, 95 per 100, but more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 6 general practitioners in Le Creusot. Life expectancy in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 3,679 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 3,059: 20% above.
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Le Creusot · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
0.9 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
Le Creusot ranks above 66% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Le Creusot has 11,550 jobs for 7,000 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. In 2025, 488 offenses were recorded in the town. Violence against people ran at 8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.2 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage227
Family violence63
Other physical violence62
Burglary54
Theft from vehicles43
Sexual violence22
Vehicle theft17
Theft without violence131
Drug use81
Fraud75
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
488
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Le Creusot: 3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Creusot is Château de la Verrerie. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Cité ouvrière de la Combe des Mineurs: Photo: Mel22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Usines Schneider (anciennes) , ou ancienne halle aux grues et aux machines: Photo: Tomeko · CC BY-SA 3.0
Claudie Haigneré: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christian Bobin: Vermeer&Velazquez, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anthony da Silva: Gabinho, CC BY 3.0 · Sandrine Brétigny: NatiSythen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · François Pérol: Copyleft, CC BY 3.0
Le Creusot’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Creusot
Is Le Creusot safe?
It grades C for safety, #22 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 227 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Creusot good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. 94% of 172 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léon Blum in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Creusot expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Creusot grades A for cost of living.
About Le Creusot
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Le Creusot is a commune of 20,509 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.
