Saint-Yan’s strongest is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 27% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is strong on health as well (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Yan 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Yan 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Yan sees fewer deaths than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Saône-et-Loire, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 101 deaths in Saint-Yan between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 31% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Yan is Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais, 4.8 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Yan · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch du Pays Charolais Brionnais
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Saint-Yan, 5.4%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 450 residents in work, Saint-Yan has 250 jobs: 0.6 each. At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Yan, 0.6 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 13% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Yan has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
50.9median age
29% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
Saint-YanSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Old homes shape Saint-Yan: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Yan is Église (ancienne). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Yan is a commune of 1,113 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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
1,113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.2 km²)
INSEE code
71491
Saint-Yan’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Yan
Is Saint-Yan safe?
Saint-Yan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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.
