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Home to 247 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sermesse falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Sermesse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sermesse 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, 2.8 mi away.
20% 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 Sermesse.
23% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Sermesse has a median age of 44.4.
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sermesse | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €24,360 a year per consumption unit, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.7% of working residents in Sermesse 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 7 homes in Sermesse.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sermesse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sermesse as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermesse | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 7.2 | — | 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 | 15 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sermesse is a commune of 247 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
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.