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Home to 301 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Massilly isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 11% of homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Massilly does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Massilly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré, in Blanot, 3.2 mi away.
32% 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 Massilly.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.9% of the town, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. The middle age in Massilly is 58.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Massilly | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.0%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €25,480 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Massilly didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Massilly: 10 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.79/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Massilly. Best known first.
Nothing in Massilly 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 Massilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massilly | 301 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 4 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 12 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 14 | B | C | A− | B |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 14 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 14 | C | B | C− | B |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 15 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Massilly is a commune of 301 people in the Communauté de communes du Clunisois. 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.