Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
6,410 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Taken together, its subjects give Saint-Rémy an A− overall, better than three quarters of compared French towns. It ranks #18 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Add schools to its strengths — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.5 points above the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,930/m² takes 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Saint-Rémy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Rémy 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Rémy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Rémy. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce2.6 km northeast, in Chalon-sur-Saône
MuseumMusée Denon2.5 km northeast, in Chalon-sur-SaôneMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Écolein townCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône3 km northeast, in Chalon-sur-SaôneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon4.7 km east, in Saint-MarcelPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Rémy.
Saint-Rémy has 1,700 jobs for 2,400 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €26,240 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). 9.7% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Line up the people of Saint-Rémy by age and the one in the middle is 49.6.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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-Rémy | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 88% of 433 candidates passed at the 5 vocational lycées within 5 km. Its schools’ results rank #19 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. 94.3% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Rémy, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 92%+6 pts |
| Lycée général Pontus de TyardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 256 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 84%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Rémy records 84 deaths per 100 expected, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (86) and lower than compared French towns (88). 1,095 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 926: 18% above. Women in Saône-et-Loire live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Rémy was burglary (2025). The 2025 count: 135 offenses locally. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 4.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 15.3.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.55/m² a month, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Saint-Rémy goes for €2,009/m², an apartment for €1,729/m². Houses accounted for 77% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,009/m² | 149 |
| Apartments | €1,729/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Saint-Rémy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
11 notable people were born in Saint-Rémy.
Benjamin Griveaux: Jacques Paquier, CC BY 2.0 · Solène Durand: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jérémy Decerle: Renew Europe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Régis Juanico: Jjoassard, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arnaud Sanvert: TrisHR, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aurélien Dutremble: Juju martin35, CC BY-SA 4.0
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-Rémy | 6,410 | — | A− | B− | B | B |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 2 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 2.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 3.2 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 3.5 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Givry | 3,598 | 4.2 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 6.5 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #18 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 39 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #19 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. 99% of 256 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Pontus de Tyard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Rémy grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Rémy is a commune of 6,410 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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 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.