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It is a town of 773 residents in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Firmin is too small for the grades other French towns get. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Saint-Firmin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Firmin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Verrerie, in Le Creusot, 2.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and family days out in and near Saint-Firmin. Best known first.
Theme parkParc touristique des Combes4.8 km southwest, in Le Creusot
MuseumÉcomusée du Creusot-Montceau4.7 km southwest, in Le CreusotAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Verrerie4.8 km southwest, in Le CreusotChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Saturnin de Saint-Sernin-du-Bois2.4 km west, in Saint-Sernin-du-BoisMuseumMuseumPavillon de l'Industrie4.7 km southwest, in Le CreusotPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Firmin.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Saint-Firmin has a median age of 51.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Firmin | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Saint-Firmin: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €27,350 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.6% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.6 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Croix-MenéeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 79%−6 pts |
| Collège CentreBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 79 | 85%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in Saint-Firmin.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Firmin 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-Firmin 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-Firmin | 773 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 2.4 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Le Creusot | 20,509 | 3.1 | C+ | A | C | C |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 4.3 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 6.3 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 10 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Autun | 13,172 | 11 | A− | A | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Firmin is a commune of 773 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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 9, 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.