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1,201 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Schools are another plus (A−) — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 4.9 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on cost of living (C+): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 39% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sevrey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sevrey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Sevrey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Sevrey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, 1.4 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Sevrey. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce4.9 km north, in Chalon-sur-Saône
MuseumMusée Denon4.9 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneMuseumMuseumMaison de Nicéphore Niépce1.9 km southeast, in Saint-Loup-de-VarennesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Loup-de-Varennes2.6 km southeast, in Saint-Loup-de-VarennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône4.8 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneFortFortTour du Doyenné4.8 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sevrey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
179 deaths in Sevrey between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 106% above. Life expectancy at birth in Saône-et-Loire is 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Sevrey is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 2.7 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Sevrey, 95.0% passed the bac, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 86% of 114 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Also worth knowing: a collège lies 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 92%+6 pts |
| Lycée général Pontus de TyardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 256 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Camille ChevalierBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 160 | 84%+4 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.
Sevrey recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 11.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,780 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). 14% of residents are children under 15. Over-65s are 21% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Sevrey | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Violence against people averaged 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 9.5. Sevrey has 2,900 jobs for 450 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Over 2025, Sevrey logged 19 recorded offenses. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 26.3% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Sevrey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sevrey yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevrey | 1,201 | — | — | C+ | — | D− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 2 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 3.7 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 3.7 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 4.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 5.4 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Givry | 3,598 | 5.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sevrey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. 99% of 256 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général Pontus de Tyard in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sevrey is a commune of 1,201 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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.