Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
81 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Saunières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 15% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saunières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saunières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Charnay-lès-Chalon, 2.4 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saunières 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 Saunières.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 33% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Saunières | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les Trois RivièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 112 | 92%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.14/m² a month. The market in Saunières: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saunières.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saunières is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunières | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 7.1 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 13 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 13 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 13 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Beaune Côte-d'Or | 20,352 | 14 | B+ | C | C− | 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.