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1,898 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 50% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,278/m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Its weakest is walkability (C): just over a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Prissé 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 Prissé 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.
Prissé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prissé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Prissé. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prissé.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 119 residents of Prissé died, against 185 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 36% fewer. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Prissé can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 7.0%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Prissé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.83/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 86% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €9.94/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,324/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Over-65s are 22% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Prissé | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Prissé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Monceau: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
One notable person was born in Prissé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prissé | 1,898 | — | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 2.6 | B | C | A− | B |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 3.6 | C | B | C− | B |
| Crêches-sur-Saône | 3,198 | 5.7 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 6.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 6.8 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay | 4,018 | 7.5 | A | B− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Prissé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Prissé grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Prissé is a commune of 1,898 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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.