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372 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ratte falls below the line for grades. 15% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ratte does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ratte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Hôtel-Dieu, in Louhans-Châteaurenaud, 3.8 mi away.
33% 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 Ratte.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here. 16% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ratte | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Ratte number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. 5.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Ratte. House rents are put at about €8.14/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ratte 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 Ratte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratte | 372 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 3.5 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 11 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 12 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 18 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ratte is a commune of 372 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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 October 30, 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.