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Le PuleySaône-et-Loire

A town of 79 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
79
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.00
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Le Puley a good place to live?

Le Puley is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 21% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Le Puley stand out

The 2 things Le Puley does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
21%2%Le PuleyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%Le PuleyMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne)
Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne) · Classé · Photo: GdeLaB · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Puley’s story

Le Puley in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Puley: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Puley.

Who lives here

Children make up only 7.2% of Le Puley, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). 32% of adults hold a degree. Half of Le Puley is older than 54.1, half younger.

54.1median age
Le PuleySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Puley
Le PuleySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 157.2%15%17%
15–249.6%9.5%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+30%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%31%26%
Baccalauréat9.7%17%18%
Higher education32%22%30%
Full pageLe Puley’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages54.1 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Le Puley?”

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

History

Le Puley keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Le Puley is Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected
Full pageLe Puley’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Le Puley?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Le Puley, 12.5%, runs above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

10.3% 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%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Le Puley, 0.6 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
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Jobs based here0.6 per working residentGetting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Le Puley is €10.00/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.86/m² a month. Sales in Le Puley from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€10.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Puley€10.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €12.31/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLe Puley’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€10.00/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Puley

12pages on Le Puley
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.3 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing4 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne)Church · 12th c.
Classé
Menhir dit La Pierre-aux-FéesStanding stone · Prehistory · in Saint-Micaud, 1.3 mi
Classé
Croix de cimetièreCross · 15th c. · in Chenôves, 5 mi
Classé
Église Saint-VincentChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Mont-Saint-Vincent, 5.1 mi
Photo credits

Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne): Photo: GdeLaB · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Puley

One notable person was born in Le Puley.

Their page →
M
Maxime DescombinFrench sculptor (1909–2003)

Le Puley’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 →
MontchaninBlanzyTorcyMontceau-les-MinesLe BreuilSaint-VallierMontchaninBlanzyTorcyMontceau-les-MinesLe BreuilSaint-VallierLe Puley
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Puley79—————
Montchanin4,9766.5B+B+BC
Blanzy5,9558.4AAB+B+
Torcy2,6789.3B+A−B+A−
Montceau-les-Mines17,0649.5B−AC−B−
Le Breuil3,5389.8AB+A+A
Saint-Vallier8,50810B+AA−C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Puley

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

Le Puley is a commune of 79 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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
79 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2 sq mi (5.3 km²)
INSEE code
71363

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.