Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 144 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Foy is too small for the grades other French towns get. 24% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Sainte-Foy does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Foy as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Hilaire, in Semur-en-Brionnais, 2.5 mi away.
69% 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 Sainte-Foy.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). 30% of adults hold a degree. Half the people of Sainte-Foy are older than 56.2.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Foy | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,120 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 11.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Sainte-Foy didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Sainte-Foy.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sainte-Foy. Best known first.
Nothing in Sainte-Foy 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 Sainte-Foy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 7.9 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 9.2 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Chauffailles | 3,638 | 11 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 12 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 13 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Mably Loire | 7,233 | 14 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Foy is a commune of 144 people in the Communauté de communes de Semur-en-Brionnais. 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.