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Population 616: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Le Fay is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,532/m². It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Le Fay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne borne frontière, in Condamine, 5 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Fay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Fay.
Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fay | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 7.2%. Per resident in work, Le Fay counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,890 a year per consumption unit, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
33 houses and apartments changed hands in Le Fay from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,532/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Fay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Le Fay is a commune of 616 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fay | 616 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 5.3 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 9.4 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.