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ReclesneSaône-et-Loire

The town has 289 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Reclesne a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Reclesne out for now. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Reclesne stand out

The one thing Reclesne does most differently from other towns.

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Reclesne’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Reclesne’s story

No historic monuments in Reclesne

The Culture ministry lists no building in Reclesne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Alignements du Camp de la Justice, in Autun, 4.3 mi away.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Reclesne.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Reclesne: 33% are 65 or over, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Graduates make up 31% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

53.7median age
ReclesneSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Reclesne
ReclesneSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.7%9.5%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+33%30%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education31%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Reclesne, 5.7%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €27,900 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs located in Reclesne: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Reclesne, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Reclesne costs less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Reclesne recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.21/m² a month.

€7.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Reclesne€7.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.08 to €9.63/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Vélorail du Morvan and 3 more in and around Reclesne

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Reclesne. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Reclesne

12pages on Reclesne

Landmarks

Nothing in Reclesne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Reclesne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Reclesne yet.

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Reclesne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AutunAutunReclesne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Reclesne289—————
Autun13,1726.4A−AC+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Reclesne

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Reclesne is a commune of 289 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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
289 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code
71368

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.