Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vitry-sur-Loire.
Who lives here
Vitry-sur-Loire has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24
49.6median age
Degrees are held by 18% of adults. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
Vitry-sur-LoireSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Vitry-sur-Loire than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Vitry-sur-Loire number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,040 a year. At the census, 9.2% of working residents in Vitry-sur-Loire didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Vitry-sur-Loire, 0.3 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Vitry-sur-Loire is a commune of 428 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. 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
428 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.9 sq mi (28.2 km²)
INSEE code
71589
Vitry-sur-Loire’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.