Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3,214 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Where it does best is schools: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Residents are healthier than most (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,684/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse. Its weakest is walkability: 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ouroux-sur-Saône has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Ouroux-sur-Saône does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ouroux-sur-Saône 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.
Ouroux-sur-Saône has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ouroux-sur-Saône as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, 4.2 mi away.
12% 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 Ouroux-sur-Saône.
550 jobs are based in Ouroux-sur-Saône, for 1,500 working residents (0.3 per worker). At the census, 3.3% 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%). The median disposable income is €27,070 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Ouroux-sur-Saône, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (90.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The town’s schools place #7 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire on results. For collège, the closest is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Chênes RougesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 91%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 265 deaths in Ouroux-sur-Saône from 2016 to 2025; there were 210, 21% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ouroux-sur-Saône is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 6.3 mi away. 3 GPs practise locally.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.66/m² a month, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.12/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 74 homes were sold in Ouroux-sur-Saône.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,710/m² | 72 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
22% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Ouroux-sur-Saône is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ouroux-sur-Saône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 4.4 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 6.5 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 6.6 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 6.9 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 8.2 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 8.4 | — | A− | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ouroux-sur-Saône has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #7 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ouroux-sur-Saône grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ouroux-sur-Saône is a commune of 3,214 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
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.