Romanèche-Thorins’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 4.5% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,051/m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. Where it falls short is walkability — 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Romanèche-Thorins 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 Romanèche-Thorins 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Romanèche-Thorins sees fewer deaths than 63% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Romanèche-Thorins’ deaths ran at 84 per 100 expected, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (86) and lower than compared French towns (88). 258 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 242: 6% above. The nearest emergency department to Romanèche-Thorins is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 9.6 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Saône-et-Loire is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Romanèche-Thorins · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
9.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Romanèche-Thorins, 4.5%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
7.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Romanèche-Thorins didn’t travel to work at all. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,950 a year.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
750
jobs based in Romanèche-Thorins, 0.8 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
The median home in Romanèche-Thorins sells for €2,051/m², against €1,438/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.12/m² a month, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Romanèche-Thorins recorded 67 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Among the homes sold, 90% were houses.
€2,051/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Romanèche-Thorins€2,051/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,194/m²
60
€10.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.97/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.44/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,380
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Romanèche-Thorins keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Romanèche-Thorins has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Moulin à vent. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Romanèche-Thorins, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
23% of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 29% have a degree.
44.4median age
Romanèche-ThorinsSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education29%
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%.
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People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Romanèche-Thorins
Is Romanèche-Thorins safe?
Romanèche-Thorins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Romanèche-Thorins good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Romanèche-Thorins expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Romanèche-Thorins grades B for cost of living.
About Romanèche-Thorins
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Romanèche-Thorins is a commune of 2,005 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
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.
