Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 570 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Tancon is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Tancon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Paul, in Châteauneuf, 1 mi away.
29% 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 Tancon.
19% of adults hold a degree, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Tancon | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Tancon: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.1 each). 6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,000 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 5.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MermozNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 96%+3 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.
The market in Tancon: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Tancon. Best known first.
Nothing in Tancon 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 Tancon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tancon | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauffailles | 3,638 | 3.1 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 5.7 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Cours Rhône | 4,306 | 7.6 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 8.8 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône | 5,771 | 12 | A− | A+ | C+ | B |
| Mably Loire | 7,233 | 13 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Tancon is a commune of 570 people in the Communauté de communes Brionnais Sud Bourgogne. 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.