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511 residents make their home in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Sainte-Hélène is too small for the grades other French towns get. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The one thing Sainte-Hélène does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Hélène as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste, in Barizey, 2.8 mi away.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Hélène is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Hélène.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 38% of adults. Typical age in Sainte-Hélène: 46.1, the median.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 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.
| Sainte-Hélène | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Sainte-Hélène counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 200 workers). At the census, 3.8% 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 €26,710 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.51/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Sainte-Hélène.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Hélène yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sainte-Hélène is a commune of 511 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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
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-Hélène | 511 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 5 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 8.2 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 8.5 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 8.7 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 8.8 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 9.9 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.