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SullySaône-et-Loire

The town, home to 486 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
486
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.07
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,810
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sully a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Sully falls below the line for grades. 16% of its homes are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Sully stand out

The 2 things Sully does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
16%2%SullyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%SullyMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.4. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Christophe.Finot , revised by Sir Gawain · CC BY-SA 2.5
Sully’s story

Sully in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sully 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 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Maurice-François de Mac-Mahon, born in 1754, is the one person born in Sully before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sully.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Sully than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Among adults, 17% have a degree. Sully has a median age of 54.4 years.

54.4median age
SullySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP40%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sully
SullySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–249.5%9.5%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+31%30%22%
No diploma15%25%19%
CAP or BEP40%31%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education17%22%30%
Full pageSully’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.4 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds240 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sully?”

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

History

Old homes shape Sully: 49% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1995
first monument protected
Full pageSully’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes49% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sully?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Sully walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

Jobs based in Sully number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,810 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 2.4% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Sully, 0.3 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSully’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working residentMedian income€24,810 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sully than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Sully.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sully€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.31 to €10.30/m² a month)
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSully’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.07/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Sully and 4 more in and around Sully

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sully. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sullyin townMuseumMuseumMusée de la mine d'Épinac3.8 km east, in ÉpinacAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré du Val Saint-Benoit3.8 km south, in ÉpinacAttractionAttractionAlôsnys, le village des saveurs et des savoirs4.7 km west, in CurgyAttractionAttractionChevalement de mine1.7 km north, in Saint-Léger-du-Bois
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sully

12pages on Sully
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing21 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors19% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.4History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people3 notable people born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Classé
Prieuré du Val Saint-BenoitPriory · 13th & 15th c. · in Épinac, 2.3 mi
Classé
église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 19th c. · in Lacanche, 6.5 mi
Classé
Alignements du Camp de la JusticeFunerary monument · in Autun, 7.1 mi
Classé
Château de CoraboeufChâteau · 15th–19th c. · in Val-Mont, 8.2 mi

Famous people from Sully

3 notable people were born in Sully.

See all 3 →
M
Maurice-François de Mac-MahonFrench officer (1754–1831)
S
Simon de SullyFrench cardinal · ?–1232
J
Joseph RenaudFrench politician · 1906–1978

Sully’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 →
AutunLe BreuilLe CreusotChagnyTorcyMontchaninAutunLe BreuilLe CreusotChagnyTorcyMontchaninSully
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sully486—————
Autun13,1728.5A−AC+B−
Le Breuil3,53814AB+A+A
Le Creusot20,50914C+ACC
Chagny5,35015A−A−C+D
Torcy2,67816B+A−B+A−
Montchanin4,97618B+B+BC

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

About Sully

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

Sully is a commune of 486 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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
486 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
12.3 sq mi (31.9 km²)
INSEE code
71530

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 October 30, 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.