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SercySaône-et-Loire

This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 103.

Population

103

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,260

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sercy a good place to live?

Sercy isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 20% of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sercy stand out

The 2 things Sercy does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 51.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château · Classé · Photo: Gukino · Public domain

Sercy’s story

Sercy in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sercy counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

62% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Guy de Contenson, born in 1844, is the one person born in Sercy before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sercy.

Who lives here

Sercy is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

The under-15s are 17% of the population here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.9% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike.

51.7median age

SercySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP10%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

58% women, 42% men

About 73 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.

Ages and diplomas in Sercy
	Sercy	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	6.9%	9.5%	11%
25–44	22%	19%	23%
45–64	25%	26%	26%
65+	30%	30%	22%
No diploma	22%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	9.9%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	41%	22%	30%

Full pageSercy’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.7 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households50 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sercy?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Sercy keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 62% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

13th c.

oldest protected part

1974

first monument protected

Full pageSercy’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes62% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sercy?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sercy are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.7%

The median disposable income was €28,260 a year per consumption unit, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Sercy didn’t travel to work at all. 11.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot12%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Sercy, 0.5 per working resident

4.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,260

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSercy’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,260 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sercy is €9.91/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Sercy from July 2023 to June 2026: 4 houses and apartments.

€9.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sercy€9.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€9.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.46 to €13.16/m² a month)

€8.17/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSercy’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Sercy and 6 more in and around Sercy

Heritage and museums in and near Sercy. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sercyin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bresse-sur-Grosne4.4 km east, in Bresse-sur-Grosne ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Burnand4.5 km west, in Burnand ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochette4.7 km northwest, in Saint-Maurice-des-Champs ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Serrée4.7 km southwest, in Curtil-sous-Burnand ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Savigny-sur-Grosne3.3 km southwest, in Savigny-sur-Grosne

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sercy

12pages on Sercy

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Sercy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Classé

Maison dite des Concurés (ancienne)House · in Saint-Gengoux-le-National, 1.3 mi

Classé

Église d'OugyChurch · 12th c. · in Malay, 2.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-NizierChurch · 11th c. · in Burnand, 2.8 mi

Classé

Carrière de sculptures gallo-romainesArchaeological site · 3rd c. · in Saint-Boil, 2.9 mi

Famous people from Sercy

One notable person was born in Sercy.

Their page →

Guy de ContensonFrench explorer · 1844–1921

Sercy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →

Sennecey-le-GrandTournusClunyGivrySaint-RémyMontchaninSercy

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sercy	103	—	—	—	—	—
Sennecey-le-Grand	2,895	9	A⁻	B⁺	A	C
Tournus	5,701	11	B	A⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Cluny	4,942	12	A	B⁻	A⁻	B⁻
Givry	3,598	12	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Saint-Rémy	6,410	13	A⁻	B⁻	B	B
Montchanin	4,976	14	B⁺	B⁺	B	C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sercy

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Sercy is a commune of 103 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

Population: 103 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code: 71515

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.