Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire has 549,136 residents in 564 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,450/m², from €710/m² in Épinac to €2,440/m² in Sancé among communes of more than 2,000 people. 65% of households own their main home.

Département 71 · 564 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

549,136residents2022 census

€1,450/m²median price per m²five years of sales

65%of households own their homemain home

7%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Saône-et-Loire.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Saône-et-Loire : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Saône-et-Loire : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Saône-et-Loire : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 41 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Autun	13,144	€1,090/m²	€20,070	45%	18%	15.9%	46%	66
Blanzy	5,983	€1,240/m²	€21,480	70%	13%	11.1%	65%	13
Bourbon-Lancy	4,656	€1,040/m²	€22,260	64%	19%	11.3%	40%	24
Branges	2,372	€1,540/m²	€21,690	76%	14%	9.9%	45%	24
Buxy	2,155	€1,500/m²	€23,890	58%	14%	7.7%	9%	41
Chagny	5,402	€1,690/m²	€21,390	51%	13%	8.0%	50%	39
Chalon-sur-Saône	44,592	€1,400/m²	€19,590	38%	12%	16.3%	18%	247
Champforgeuil	2,616	€1,720/m²	€20,630	62%	12%	13.1%	25%	31
Charnay-lès-Mâcon	8,154	€2,340/m²	€24,570	57%	14%	8.9%	10%	53
Charolles	2,789	€1,350/m²	€21,460	49%	20%	9.6%	17%	85
Chauffailles	3,656	€1,290/m²	€20,460	63%	20%	11.8%	6%	48
Châtenoy-le-Royal	6,205	€1,830/m²	€22,130	70%	16%	10.7%	26%	16
Ciry-le-Noble	2,213	€880/m²	€21,580	77%	13%	9.4%	43%	16
Cluny	4,980	€2,190/m²	€23,370	46%	16%	8.6%	16%	115
Crissey	2,473	€1,890/m²	€24,110	82%	8%	9.4%	16%	25
Crêches-sur-Saône	3,179	€2,250/m²	€23,470	68%	12%	8.1%	14%	36
Digoin	7,380	€990/m²	€19,650	55%	17%	14.8%	58%	23
Gergy	2,569	€1,710/m²	€24,890	82%	10%	7.7%	38%	24
Givry	3,623	€2,300/m²	€28,710	75%	15%	6.0%	5%	64
Gueugnon	6,547	€1,010/m²	€21,250	67%	20%	10.2%	57%	33
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay	4,038	€2,420/m²	€23,600	72%	8%	6.3%	28%	30
Le Breuil	3,508	€1,450/m²	€23,850	81%	13%	10.0%	74%	4
Le Creusot	20,536	€1,140/m²	€20,180	41%	16%	15.7%	23%	64
Louhans	6,483	€1,610/m²	€21,130	54%	19%	15.5%	49%	57
Montceau-les-Mines	16,946	€950/m²	€19,210	41%	16%	19.8%	12%	70
Montchanin	4,982	€1,420/m²	€21,160	49%	14%	11.8%	47%	46
Mâcon	34,759	€1,710/m²	€19,320	37%	11%	16.1%	12%	130
Ouroux-sur-Saône	3,183	€1,720/m²	€23,750	80%	10%	5.9%	23%	25
Paray-le-Monial	9,256	€1,450/m²	€21,120	48%	20%	13.9%	52%	48
Romanèche-Thorins	2,002	€2,170/m²	€23,590	75%	12%	4.5%	5%	19
Saint-Germain-du-Plain	2,346	€1,760/m²	€23,320	79%	15%	6.2%	14%	27
Saint-Marcel	6,211	€1,820/m²	€22,270	61%	12%	10.1%	33%	42
Saint-Rémy	6,476	€1,910/m²	€23,560	69%	16%	9.8%	25%	56
Saint-Vallier	8,508	€1,190/m²	€21,930	70%	16%	10.4%	53%	11
Sancé	2,158	€2,440/m²	€25,880	72%	12%	5.6%	15%	18
Sanvignes-les-Mines	4,265	€1,080/m²	€21,600	69%	12%	9.6%	53%	10
Sennecey-le-Grand	2,911	€1,510/m²	€21,760	54%	14%	10.7%	21%	35
Torcy	2,805	€1,280/m²	€19,470	58%	10%	17.3%	18%	34
Tournus	5,702	€1,400/m²	€20,950	49%	17%	11.8%	48%	17
Varennes-le-Grand	2,287	€1,880/m²	€24,930	80%	9%	5.3%	15%	18
Épinac	2,150	€710/m²	€19,890	73%	16%	13.8%	37%	14

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

549,136 residents and 260,899 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

34%

aged 60 and over

39%

of households are people living alone

21%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

315,623 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.3 rooms on average.

69%

of homes are houses

65%

of households own their home

13%

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

10%

empty homes

88%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191920%

1919–194510%

1946–197020%

1971–199027%

1991–200513%

2006–201911%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

35,441 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,450/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,340/m²flats8,899 sales

€1,490/m²houses26,542 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

10.3%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

24%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

36%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Saône-et-Loire on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

6.0GPs per 10,000 residents2025

173pharmacieson 1 January 2025

370food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners331

Dentists243

Nurses871

Physiotherapists483

Pharmacies173

Group health centres41

Emergency departments6

Supermarkets and hypermarkets156

Convenience stores and grocers214

Bakeries480

Butchers154

Petrol stations142

EV charging stations224

Post offices and postal points230

Banks221

France services centres48

Police and gendarmerie48

Restaurants1,457

Hairdressers871

Nurseries148

Swimming pools37

Sports halls142

Gyms78

Cinemas20

Libraries223

Performance venues15

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 565 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake96%

Ground movement63%

Transport of hazardous goods51%

Dam failure5%

Mining subsidence4%

Flooding1%

Industrial hazard0%

4,825natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

19%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows2,533

Drought (clay shrinkage)1,018

Storms and cyclones564

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)564

Ground movement146

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026