Where it does best is schools: brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Its weakest subject is jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,083/m²: 70 m² comes to 3.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. It also trails on health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Perrecy-les-Forges 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 Perrecy-les-Forges 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.
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Benoît: Photo: Fanfwah · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Perrecy-les-Forges.
Schools
Schools around Perrecy-les-Forges do better than those of 97% of compared French towns
96.0%passed the brevetA+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Perrecy-les-Forges, 96.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.2 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Perrecy-les-Forges costs less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.27/m² a month
€1,083/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
52 sales of houses and apartments in Perrecy-les-Forges, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,083/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 52 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Perrecy-les-Forges€1,083/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,083/m²
52
€8.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.53 to €10.48/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.70/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
HealthHealth C−
Perrecy-les-Forges has a higher adjusted death rate than four in five compared French towns
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 186 residents of Perrecy-les-Forges died, against 183 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Perrecy-les-Forges records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88) alike. Average lifespans in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 3 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Perrecy-les-Forges · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Montceau
11.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
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 Perrecy-les-Forges walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €23,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 8.9%. 4.2% of Perrecy-les-Forges’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Perrecy-les-Forges, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Perrecy-les-Forges are 15 to 24: 7.7%, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
51.5median age
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. Perrecy-les-Forges has a median age of 51.5.
Perrecy-les-ForgesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Perrecy-les-Forges is a commune of 1,542 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
Population
1,542 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.1 sq mi (33.9 km²)
INSEE code
71346
Perrecy-les-Forges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Perrecy-les-Forges
Is Perrecy-les-Forges safe?
Perrecy-les-Forges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Perrecy-les-Forges good?
They grade A+, better than 97% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Perrecy-les-Forges expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,083/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Perrecy-les-Forges grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
