Salornay-sur-Guye has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. Over-65s are a third of the population.
What makes Salornay-sur-Guye stand out
The 2 things Salornay-sur-Guye does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salornay-sur-Guye.
Who lives here
Salornay-sur-Guye skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
52.7median age
Degrees are held by 23% of adults. 8.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
Salornay-sur-GuyeSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Salornay-sur-Guye keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Salornay-sur-Guye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Salornay-sur-Guye has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Salornay-sur-Guye: 200, for 300 residents in work (0.7 each). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Salornay-sur-Guye didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
200
jobs based in Salornay-sur-Guye, 0.7 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Salornay-sur-Guye is a commune of 864 people in the Communauté de communes du Clunisois. 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
864 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Clunisois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
71495
Salornay-sur-Guye’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.
