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LongepierreSaône-et-Loire

Some 161 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

161

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.12

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

Median income

€22,970

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

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Longepierre a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Longepierre has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 39% of residents.

What makes Longepierre stand out

The 2 things Longepierre 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.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

39% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 57.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Longepierre’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Longepierre’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Armand Vaux, born in 1848, is the one person born in Longepierre before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1908First protected: Croix de cimetière

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longepierre.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Longepierre than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are under 15

Among adults, 12% have a degree. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.9% of residents. Longepierre has a median age of 57.3.

57.3median age

LongepierreSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

39%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%

CAP or BEP42%

Baccalauréat12%

Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Longepierre
	Longepierre	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	7.5%	15%	17%
15–24	9.9%	9.5%	11%
25–44	13%	19%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	39%	30%	22%
No diploma	28%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	42%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	12%	17%	18%
Higher education	12%	22%	30%

Full pageLongepierre’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages57.3 median age · 39% are 65 or over Households90 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad2.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Longepierre?”

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

History

Old homes shape Longepierre: 29% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Longepierre is Croix de cimetière.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Croix de cimetière 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1908

first monument protected

Full pageLongepierre’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes29% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Longepierre?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Longepierre than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,970 a year per consumption unit

Jobs located in Longepierre: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.5 each). Unemployment stood at 9.5%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Public transport took 3.5% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving70%

On foot9%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Longepierre, 0.5 per working resident

9.5%

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

€22,970

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

16%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLongepierre’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€22,970 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Longepierre than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.12/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Longepierre from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Longepierre€9.12/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€9.12/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €11.57/m² a month)

€8.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLongepierre’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.12/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 Longepierre

11pages on Longepierre

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors42% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c.

Classé

Château de TerransChâteau · 18th c. · in Pierre-de-Bresse, 3.4 mi

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c. · in Charnay-lès-Chalon, 5.5 mi

Classé

Château de NeublansChâteau · 18th c. · in Neublans-Abergement, 6 mi

Famous people from Longepierre

One notable person was born in Longepierre.

Their page →

Pierre Armand VauxFrench politician · 1848–1940

Longepierre’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 →

TavauxGergyDamparisDoleLongepierre

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Longepierre	161	—	—	—	—	—
Tavaux Jura	3,888	12	A	B⁺	B	A⁻
Gergy	2,566	13	—	B⁺	—	A
Damparis Jura	2,587	14	B	A⁻	A	C⁻
Dole Jura	23,840	17	B⁻	B⁺	C	B⁻

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

About Longepierre

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

Longepierre is a commune of 161 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

Population: 161 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km²)
INSEE code: 71262

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.