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TramayesSaône-et-Loire

The town has 1,070 residents and lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Tramayes a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get (A): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 29% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Tramayes 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.

What makes Tramayes stand out

The one thing Tramayes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Tramayes grades

Each subject compares Tramayes 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.

How grading works

Tramayes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesCOpen →Walkability60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workBOpen →Jobs & income7.4% unemploymentC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Tramayes’ story

Tramayes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tramayes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Joseph Dufour, born in 1754, is the one person born in Tramayes before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tramayes.

HousingCost of living A

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Tramayes than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.69/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.04/m² a month. Tramayes recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tramayes€8.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.04 to €10.73/m² a month)
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,960
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Saint Cyr Mère Boitier entre Charolais et Mâconnais

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Tramayes: 34% are 65 or over, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 27% have a degree. Half of Tramayes is older than 52, half younger.

52median age
TramayesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and diplomas in Tramayes
TramayesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–249.5%9.5%11%
25–4418%19%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+34%30%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP27%31%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education27%22%30%

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

HealthHealth C

Tramayes sees 94 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

309 deaths in Tramayes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 212: 46% above. The nearest emergency department to Tramayes is Ch les Chanaux Macon, 10.2 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners here. In Saône-et-Loire, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw146
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Tramayes · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch les Chanaux Macon
10.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch les Chanaux Macon
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Unemployment in Tramayes, 7.4%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €23,250 a year per consumption unit, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 9.2% of commuters got to work without a car.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Tramayes, 0.7 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns

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

History

Tramayes keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Tramayes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1930
first monument protected

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Tramayes and 2 more in and around Tramayes

Heritage in and near Tramayes. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tramayes

13pages on Tramayes

Landmarks

The list names few of Tramayes’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Tramayes

One notable person was born in Tramayes.

Their page →

Tramayes’ 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 →
ClunyCharnay-lès-MâconCrêches-sur-SaôneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayMâconReplongesClunyCharnay-lès-MâconCrêches-sur-SaôneLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayMâconReplongesTramayes
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tramayes1,070——A—C
Cluny4,9429.2AB−A−B−
Charnay-lès-Mâcon8,2279.5BCA−B
Crêches-sur-Saône3,1989.7A−B−C−A−
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay4,0189.9AB−AB−
Mâcon35,17711CBC−B
Replonges Ain3,95613B−C+B+B−

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

Questions about Tramayes

Is Tramayes safe?

Tramayes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Tramayes

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

Tramayes is a commune of 1,070 people in the Communauté de communes Saint Cyr Mère Boitier entre Charolais et Mâconnais. 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
1,070 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint Cyr Mère Boitier entre Charolais et Mâconnais
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.6 km²)
INSEE code
71545

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.