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Home to 550 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saint-Albain isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Albain counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Albain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Albain.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. Saint-Albain has a median age of 43.1 years.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Albain | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
250 jobs are based in Saint-Albain, for 300 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,270 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 1.8% 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Saint-Albain. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Albain. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Albain yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Albain is a commune of 550 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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
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-Albain | 550 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Feillens Ain | 3,411 | 6.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Bâgé-Dommartin Ain | 4,050 | 7.8 | A | B+ | A | A |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 8.2 | C | B | C− | B |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 8.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 8.8 | B | C | A− | B |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 9.5 | B | A− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.