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OrmesSaône-et-Loire

The town, home to 507 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
507
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.06
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,020
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ormes a good place to live?

Ormes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 18% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Ormes stand out

The one thing Ormes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%OrmesMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Maison forte de la Serrée
Maison forte de la Serrée · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ormes’ story

Ormes in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ormes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 2005.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2005First protected: Maison forte de la Serrée
  • 2014Most recently protected: Nécropole protohistorique d'Ormes-Simandre  (également sur …
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ormes.

Who lives here

Ormes has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.

49.3median age
OrmesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%

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 Ormes
OrmesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.3%9.5%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma17%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education25%22%30%
Full pageOrmes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages49.3 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds230 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Ormes?”

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

History

Ormes keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919

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

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ormes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Nécropole protohistorique d'Ormes-Simandre  (également sur commune de Simandre). Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
Prehistory
oldest protected part
2005
first monument protected
Full pageOrmes’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes32% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Ormes?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Ormes walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

7.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Ormes: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €26,020 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ormes, 0.2 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageOrmes’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€26,020 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ormes is €10.06/m² a month

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

Ormes recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ormes€10.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageOrmes’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.06/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Maison forte de la Serrée and 2 more in and around Ormes

Heritage in and near Ormes. Best known first.

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FortFortMaison forte de la Serréein townChâteauChâteauLa Seigneuriein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Épervière2.6 km northwest, in Gigny-sur-Saône
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ormes

12pages on Ormes
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing19 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors34% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 49.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ormes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Classé
Nécropole protohistorique d'Ormes-Simandre  (également sur commune de…Archaeological site · Prehistory
Maison forte de la SerréeFortified house · Middle Ages
Photo credits

Maison forte de la Serrée: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Ormes

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ormes as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Ormes’ 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 →
Sennecey-le-GrandOuroux-sur-SaôneTournusSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyChalon-sur-SaôneSennecey-le-GrandOuroux-sur-SaôneTournusSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyChalon-sur-SaôneOrmes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ormes507—————
Sennecey-le-Grand2,8954.7A−B+AC
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,2146—B+—B+
Tournus5,7016.1BA−D−B−
Saint-Marcel6,21110AB−B+A−
Saint-Rémy6,41011A−B−BB
Chalon-sur-Saône45,10212B+B+CB

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

About Ormes

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

Ormes is a commune of 507 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
507 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code
71332

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 October 30, 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.