French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray out for now. 38% of homes here are second homes. 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray stand out
The 2 things Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray does most differently from other towns.
Oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, dit aussi oppidum de Bibracte (également sur commune de Glux-en-Glenne, dans la Nièvre): Photo: FrDr · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray.
Who lives here
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24
57median age
People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 12% of the population here. Half of Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray is older than 57, half younger.
Saint-Léger-sous-BeuvraySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 54% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray is Oppidum du Mont-Beuvray, dit aussi oppidum de Bibracte (également sur commune de Glux-en-Glenne, dans la Nièvre). This Saône-et-Loire town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%
16%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,300 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The census found 15.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot7%
Public transport7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray, 0.9 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray is a commune of 369 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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
369 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.5 sq mi (35 km²)
INSEE code
71440
Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
