Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 697 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Agnan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Saint-Agnan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Agnan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges archéologiques d'un centre de production de céramique, in Coulanges, 2.4 mi away.
26% 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 Saint-Agnan.
16% are under 15, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Agnan | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,830 a year per consumption unit, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Agnan holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 4.5% of commuters travelled 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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Agnan from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Agnan. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Agnan 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 Saint-Agnan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agnan | 697 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 5.7 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Bourbon-Lancy | 4,674 | 9.6 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 2,959 | 9.6 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 10 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 12 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Agnan is a commune of 697 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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 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.