Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 519 residents.
Leynes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 14% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Leynes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Leynes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement préhistorique, in Solutré-Pouilly, 2.3 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Leynes. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leynes.
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 38% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Leynes | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Leynes has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The unemployment rate comes to 6.1%. Also worth knowing: 8.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Leynes. House rents are put at about €9.04/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Leynes 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 Leynes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leynes | 519 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crêches-sur-Saône | 3,198 | 3 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay | 4,018 | 3.9 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 4.6 | B | C | A− | B |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 5.6 | C | B | C− | B |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain | 2,934 | 7.3 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 7.8 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Leynes is a commune of 519 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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.