Good value, with catches elsewhere. Schools are its strong suit (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €1,383/m² costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. What holds it back is safety — an average of 15 recorded violent incidents and 28.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #25 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. That leaves it better than just over three fifths of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tournus 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tournus.
History
Old homes shape Tournus: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Tournus is Hôtel Dieu. This Saône-et-Loire town has 39 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (3.1) and compared French towns (2.5). It has 22 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 9 classé, the highest protection, and 13 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 14 of 22.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Tournus than in 97% of compared French towns
No compared town in Saône-et-Loire has more graded crime per resident than Tournus: it ranks last of 29. This Saône-et-Loire town has 3,500 jobs for 2,100 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Over 2025, Tournus logged 295 recorded offenses. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
15recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary67
Theft from vehicles60
Criminal damage54
Family violence47
Other physical violence30
Vehicle theft20
Sexual violence17
Theft without violence73
Fraud46
Drug use22
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.
15
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
28.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
295
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.1% 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.
Schools
96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Tournus, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Results rank its schools #9 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. The closest collège is 0.8 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Tournus gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20.7% of commuters
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,490 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 11.8%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Tournus went to work by public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot15%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,500
jobs based in Tournus, 1.6 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Tournus are 65 or over, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
13% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by 24% of adults, higher than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
51.2median age
TournusSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A−
Tournus earns an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,383/m², comes from 229 sales of houses and apartments in Tournus from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.03/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Tournus sell for €1,582/m² and apartments for €1,276/m².
€1,383/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tournus€1,383/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,582/m²
145
Apartments
€1,276/m²
84
€11.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.30 to €14.65/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Tournus’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Tournus has 9 family doctors. Its two care homes for older people (242 places) count their residents as Tournus’; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 999 residents of Tournus died, against 888 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% more. The nearest emergency department to Tournus is Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone, 15.1 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Tournus · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
15.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Hôtel Dieu: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain · Ancienne abbaye Saint-Philibert: Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Immeuble dit hôtel de Lacroix-Laval: Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite de l'Escargot: Photo: Tangopaso · Public domain
Famous people from Tournus
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tournus yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tournus
Is Tournus safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 67 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tournus good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #9 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tournus expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,383/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Tournus grades A− for cost of living.
About Tournus
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Tournus is a commune of 5,701 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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
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.
