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2,362 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
Schools are its strong suit — brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. At €1,745/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse. Where it falls short is walkability — 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Germain-du-Plain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Saint-Germain-du-Plain does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-du-Plain with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Saint-Germain-du-Plain has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-du-Plain as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, 6.2 mi away.
12% 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-Germain-du-Plain.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Saint-Germain-du-Plain is 91.0%, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (90.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 8.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Chênes RougesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 123 | 91%+4 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.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 62 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Germain-du-Plain from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.12/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,756/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The median resident of Saint-Germain-du-Plain is 49.8 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Germain-du-Plain | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €26,590 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Saint-Germain-du-Plain. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-du-Plain is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 8.8 mi away. 412 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 345: 20% above. Its care home for older people (120 places) counts its residents as Saint-Germain-du-Plain’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Nothing in Saint-Germain-du-Plain is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Germain-du-Plain.
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-Germain-du-Plain | 2,362 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 2.5 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 6.8 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 6.9 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 8.9 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 9 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 10 | B | A− | D− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Germain-du-Plain has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Germain-du-Plain grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Germain-du-Plain is a commune of 2,362 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.