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Population 491: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

491

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.77

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,610

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Boil a good place to live?

Saint-Boil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 17% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Saint-Boil stand out

The one thing Saint-Boil does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY 3.0

Saint-Boil’s story

Saint-Boil in pictures

Saint-Boil has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Saint-Boil before 1900, the earliest René Guénot, in 1890.

1973First protected: Carrière de sculptures gallo-romaines

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Boil.

History

Saint-Boil 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.

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Boil is Carrière de sculptures gallo-romaines. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Carrière de sculptures gallo-romaines 3rd c.

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1943

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Boil’s history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Boil?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Saint-Boil, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

45.8median age

Saint-BoilSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Boil
	Saint-Boil	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	19%	15%	17%
15–24	9%	9.5%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	28%	26%	26%
65+	23%	30%	22%
No diploma	14%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	17%	18%
Higher education	33%	22%	30%

Full pageSaint-Boil’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages45.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Boil?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Boil, 6.1%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Boil has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. 3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,610 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport2%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Saint-Boil, 0.5 per working resident

6.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€27,610

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,610 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Saint-Boil is €11.77/m² a month

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

Saint-Boil recorded 12 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.17/m² a month.

€11.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Boil€11.77/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€11.77/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.36 to €14.80/m² a month)

€8.17/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.77/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Messey-sur-Grosne and 3 more in and around Saint-Boil

Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Boil. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Messey-sur-Grosne4 km east, in Messey-sur-Grosne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sercy4.8 km south, in Sercy ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochette4.9 km southwest, in Saint-Maurice-des-Champs Art galleryArt gallerySéverine & Stéphane Richard Photographie & Sculpture4.2 km southwest, in Saint-Gengoux-le-National

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Boil

12pages on Saint-Boil

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.4 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Boil’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Carrière de sculptures gallo-romainesArchaeological site · 3rd c.

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 15th c. · in Chenôves, 1.9 mi

Classé

Maison dite des Concurés (ancienne)House · in Saint-Gengoux-le-National, 2.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-NizierChurch · 11th c. · in Burnand, 4.7 mi

Famous people from Saint-Boil

2 notable people were born in Saint-Boil.

Their page →

René GuénotFrench bicycle racer (1890-1965)

Marcel LegrosFrench politician (1898–1971)

Saint-Boil’s neighbors

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

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →

Sennecey-le-GrandGivrySaint-RémyChâtenoy-le-RoyalTournusMontchaninSaint-Boil

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Boil	491	—	—	—	—	—
Sennecey-le-Grand	2,895	8.5	A⁻	B⁺	A	C
Givry	3,598	9.5	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Saint-Rémy	6,410	10	A⁻	B⁻	B	B
Châtenoy-le-Royal	6,267	12	A	B	A⁻	B⁻
Tournus	5,701	12	B	A⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Montchanin	4,976	12	B⁺	B⁺	B	C

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

About Saint-Boil

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

Saint-Boil is a commune of 491 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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: 491 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 4.5 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code: 71392

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.