Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 3.3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B− for walkability. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Montcenis 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 Montcenis 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 Montcenis.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Montcenis than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,324/m², below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€1,438/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.69/m² a month. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,324/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montcenis€1,324/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,333/m²
65
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €10.30/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Montcenis are 65 or over, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 31% have a degree.
56.2median age
MontcenisSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Montcenis than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 81.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Montcenis, 88.7% passed the bac, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 137 candidates. The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Montcenis: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Montcenis; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Montcenis has a higher adjusted death rate than 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Saône-et-Loire live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Its care home for older people (85 places) counts its residents as Montcenis’; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 386 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 422, 9% more.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Montcenis · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Fondation Hotel Dieu du Creusot
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer commuters in Montcenis walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,740 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.1% of working residents in Montcenis to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 9.7%.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Montcenis, 0.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montcenis
Is Montcenis safe?
Montcenis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montcenis good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. 94% of 172 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léon Blum in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montcenis expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montcenis grades A for cost of living.
About Montcenis
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montcenis is a commune of 1,923 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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.
