Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Volesvres are under 15, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of the population. Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and close to compared French towns (30%). 21% of residents have reached 65.
46.6median age
VolesvresSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Volesvres has lower unemployment than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%
The median disposable income was €28,150 a year per consumption unit, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Volesvres has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Also worth knowing: 1.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Volesvres, 0.3 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
93.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Volesvres, 96.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 100% of 129 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Volesvres
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Volesvres is a commune of 665 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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.
