Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,249 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sagy 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.
The 3 things Sagy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sagy 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.
Sagy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sagy; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1970.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sagy.
At the census, 2.3% 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%). The jobless rate is 8.3%. 250 jobs are based in Sagy, for 500 working residents (0.5 per worker).
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.
The median sale price was €1,465/m², near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€1,438/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.14/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 60 homes in Sagy.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,465/m² | 60 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 17% of adults. 30% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sagy | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Sagy’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (86) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 137 residents of Sagy died, against 141 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sagy is Ch Lons, 12.4 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Sagy have one GP on hand.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Sagy; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Sagy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir-ferme bressan: Photo: photography taken by Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sagy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagy | 1,249 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 4.9 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 12 | B | B | C− | B |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 13 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sagy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 11.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sagy grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sagy is a commune of 1,249 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) · 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.