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LoisySaône-et-Loire

A town of 693 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

693

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.64

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,920

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Loisy a good place to live?

There are no grades for Loisy: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. One in ten homes here are second homes.

What makes Loisy stand out

The one thing Loisy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château de Loisy · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Loisy’s story

Loisy in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Loisy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Simon Plissonnier, born in 1847, is the one person born in Loisy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

2007First protected: Château de Loisy

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loisy.

History

Old homes shape Loisy: 36% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Loisy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

17th c.

oldest protected part

2007

first monument protected

Full pageLoisy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Loisy?”

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

Who lives here

Loisy has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

18% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Residents of Loisy have a median age of 47.1.

47.1median age

LoisySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Loisy
	Loisy	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.5%	11%
25–44	22%	19%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	22%	30%	22%
No diploma	18%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	17%	18%
Higher education	24%	22%	30%

Full pageLoisy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.1 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Loisy?”

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

Work & commute

Only 3.6% of commuters in Loisy go to work without a car, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

The unemployment rate comes to 8.0%. Jobs located in Loisy: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Loisy didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Loisy, 0.2 per working resident

8.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,920

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLoisy’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€25,920 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.1 mi off.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Loisy88.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Les DîmesNearest collègeCollège	Collège	86	88%−4 pts

88.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate

2.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLoisy’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges88.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Loisy than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.64/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 27 homes in Loisy.

€8.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Loisy€8.64/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€8.64/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €10.70/m² a month)

€9.12/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLoisy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.64/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Loisy and 5 more in and around Loisy

Heritage and museums in and near Loisy. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loisyin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Villeneuve4.4 km southeast, in La Genête MuseumMuseumCentre Eden3 km south, in Cuisery ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montrevost3.6 km south, in Cuisery ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lamotte4 km south, in Cuisery ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Molaise4.6 km northeast, in Huilly-sur-Seille

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Loisy

13pages on Loisy

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.5 mi away Housing27 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors7% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Château de LoisyChâteau · 17th c.

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 16th c. · in Cuisery, 1.8 mi

Classé

Nécropole protohistorique d'Ormes-Simandre (également sur commune de…Archaeological site · Prehistory · in Ormes, 3.4 mi

Classé

Deux tumulusBurial mound · in Lacrost, 4.3 mi

Photo credits

Château de Loisy: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Loisy

One notable person was born in Loisy.

Their page →

Simon PlissonnierFrench politician (1847–1931)

Loisy’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 →

TournusSennecey-le-GrandOuroux-sur-SaôneLouhans-ChâteaurenaudSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyLoisy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Loisy	693	—	—	—	—	—
Tournus	5,701	5.5	B	A⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Sennecey-le-Grand	2,895	7.8	A⁻	B⁺	A	C
Ouroux-sur-Saône	3,214	10	—	B⁺	—	B⁺
Louhans-Châteaurenaud	6,446	11	B	A⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Marcel	6,211	14	A	B⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Rémy	6,410	15	A⁻	B⁻	B	B

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

About Loisy

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

Loisy is a commune of 693 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de 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

Population: 693 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code: 71261

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.