Health outcomes beat most towns (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus (A): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.0% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,296/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mercurey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mercurey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mercurey.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Mercurey’s ages would predict, 70 per 100 expected, under Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
82 deaths in Mercurey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 118: 30% below. The nearest emergency department to Mercurey is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 6.9 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Saône-et-Loire is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw70
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Mercurey · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mercurey keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Mercurey has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Voie romaine. For its size, Mercurey has 41 protected monuments per 10,000 residents.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Mercurey has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.0%
At the census, 8.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,880 a year.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Mercurey, 0.9 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 44% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Mercurey skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Mercurey is older than 49.8, half younger.
49.8median age
MercureySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
The median home in Mercurey sells for €2,296/m², against €1,438/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.65/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.65/m² a month. Houses made up 89% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,296/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mercurey€2,296/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,393/m²
32
€10.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.32 to €13.64/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mercurey
Is Mercurey safe?
Mercurey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Mercurey expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mercurey grades B− for cost of living.
About Mercurey
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Mercurey is a commune of 1,211 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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
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.
