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Population 1,220: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its weak spot (C−) — 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.4% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Oslon 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.
The 2 things Oslon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Oslon 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.
Oslon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oslon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Saint-Marcel, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oslon.
8.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,780 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 2.2% of working residents in Oslon to work at the census.
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 estimated advertised rent is €10.38/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €10.06/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 31 homes in Oslon.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,816/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 92 deaths in Oslon from 2016 to 2025; there were 80, 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Oslon is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 3.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. Typical age in Oslon: 50, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Oslon | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 1.9 mi away. The bac pass rate near Oslon is 93.5%, near both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the three general lycées, 95% of 667 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vivant DenonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 89%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent MathiasNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 321 | 95%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Hilaire de ChardonnetBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 158 | 98%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
0 offenses in the graded categories were recorded in Oslon in 2025.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Oslon. Best known first.
Nothing in Oslon 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 Oslon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oslon | 1,220 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 1.5 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 3.4 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 4.3 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 4.7 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 4.7 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 5.3 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Oslon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns. 95% of 321 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Mathias in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oslon grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Oslon is a commune of 1,220 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.