At under 1,000 residents, Le Rousset-Marizy is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 23% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
What makes Le Rousset-Marizy stand out
The 2 things Le Rousset-Marizy does most differently from other towns.
Chapelle de Saint-Quentin: Photo: Giorgiop5 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Rousset-Marizy.
Who lives here
Few people in Le Rousset-Marizy are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
54median age
Graduates make up 26% of adults. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Residents of Le Rousset-Marizy have a median age of 54.
Le Rousset-MarizySaône-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 diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat16%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Le Rousset-Marizy: 48% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Rousset-Marizy; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Le Rousset-Marizy are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.3%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Le Rousset-Marizy holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, a tenth of working residents in Le Rousset-Marizy didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Le Rousset-Marizy, 0.4 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Le Rousset-Marizy is a commune of 594 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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
594 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
21.4 sq mi (55.4 km²)
INSEE code
71279
Le Rousset-Marizy’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.