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The town has 558 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Plottes has none. 11% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Plottes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Plottes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château d'Ozenay, in Ozenay, 1.6 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Plottes. Best known first.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus3.7 km northeast, in TournusChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ozenay2.5 km west, in OzenayMuseumMuseumMusée Greuze3.5 km northeast, in TournusAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré du Villars3.9 km east, in Le VillarsMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien couvent des Récollets de Tournus3.5 km northeast, in TournusChâteauChâteauChâteau de Messey4.1 km west, in OzenayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plottes.
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Plottes | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Plottes has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,550 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.
Collège pupils travel 2.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège En BagatelleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 96%+2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Gabriel VoisinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 121 | 98%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Plottes from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Plottes 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 Plottes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plottes | 558 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 2 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 7.1 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 13 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 14 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Bâgé-Dommartin Ain | 4,050 | 15 | A | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Plottes is a commune of 558 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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) · 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.