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The town has 85 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Les Bordes has none. 14% of its homes are second homes. 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Les Bordes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Bordes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Nativité, in Allerey-sur-Saône, 2.3 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Bordes.
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. Ages in Les Bordes split evenly at 43: half are older, half younger. 15% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Saône-et-Loire 22%, France 30%).
47% women, 53% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Les Bordes | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 8.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 0.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Trois RivièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 92%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Les Bordes recorded 1 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Les Bordes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Bordes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Bordes | 85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 4.5 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 10 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 11 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 11 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 12 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Les Bordes is a commune of 85 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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
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.