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Saint-CyrSaône-et-Loire

Some 770 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Cyr a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Cyr is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte · Inscrit · Photo: Ksnow · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Cyr’s story

Saint-Cyr in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Cyr, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte
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Landmarks

Saint-Cyr has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: Ksnow · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Cyr are 65 or over: 19%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

44.5median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree. The median resident of Saint-Cyr is 44.5 years old.

Saint-CyrSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Cyr
Saint-CyrSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–2412%9.5%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+19%30%22%
No diploma12%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%31%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education26%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Cyr: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Cyr, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Cyr walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €28,120 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Cyr, for 350 working residents (0.1 per worker). The unemployment rate comes to 8.2%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Cyr, 0.1 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

91.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 7.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Cyr91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège David NiépceNearest collègeCollègeCollège8891%−1 pt
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

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

€11.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

23 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Cyr from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Cyr€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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Cyr

13pages on Saint-Cyr
Nearby attractions

Maison natale d'Abel Niépce and 3 more in and around Saint-Cyr

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Cyr. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Cyr

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Saint-Cyr as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

About Saint-Cyr

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

Saint-Cyr is a commune of 770 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne. 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
770 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code
71402

Saint-Cyr’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-GrandOuroux-sur-SaôneSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyTournusChalon-sur-SaôneSennecey-le-GrandOuroux-sur-SaôneSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyTournusChalon-sur-SaôneSaint-Cyr
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Cyr770—————
Sennecey-le-Grand2,8952.6A−B+AC
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,2144.4—B+—B+
Saint-Marcel6,2116.9AB−B+A−
Saint-Rémy6,4106.9A−B−BB
Tournus5,7017.8BA−D−B−
Chalon-sur-Saône45,1028.2B+B+CB

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.