Dept 71 Rank #29 / 96
Saône-et-Loire
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté · Nearest city: Mâcon TGV
🚄 TGV
Morvan, Mâconnais vineyards, Bresse plain
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Saône-et-Loire combines affordable property, low crime and good rail links, with thin healthcare cover and cool winters as its softer notes. La Saône-et-Loire combine un immobilier abordable, une faible délinquance et de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires, avec un accès aux soins limité et des hivers frais comme points faibles.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,050h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~5 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
161/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
120/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p49 of 96
Annual rainfall
761mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
5/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.3/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
29/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
3/10
1.2 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.5m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Muggy days
6/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 1.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
23
J
26
J
26
A
21
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +3 so far
Tropical nights ~+13 nights · +1 so far
Frost days ~-24 days · -11 so far
Dry-soil days ~+22 days
Landscape
Landscape score
4/10
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Max elevation
901m
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Forest cover
22.6%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Morvan, Mâconnais vineyards, Bresse plain
Identity
Saône-et-Loire is the birthplace of Alphonse de Lamartine (historien).
Notable figures born here
Alphonse de Lamartine — historienAntoine Griezmann — footballeurPatrice de Mac Mahon — officierNicéphore Niépce — physicienLouis Renault — juristeMaurice Blanchot — philosopheRachida DatiMarguerite-Marie Alacoque — religieuseJeanne Barret — naturalisteLouis III l'Aveugle
Terroir & appellations
Saône-et-Loire lies within protected appellation areas, including Bourgogne, Beaujolais, Comté.
BourgogneBeaujolaisComtéBeaujolais ChânesBeaujolais La Chapelle-de-GuinchayBeaujolais LeynesBeaujolais PruzillyBeaujolais Romanèche-ThorinsBeaujolais Saint-Symphorien-d'AncellesMâcon AzéMâcon BurgyMâcon Bussières
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Pontus de Tyard
- Philippe le Hardi et Marguerite de Flandre
- Joseph Niépce
- Alphonse de Lamartine
- Jardin des Soussilanges
- Les jardins du château de Drée
- Jardin potager du château de Digoine
Station classée de tourisme (4)
Risks
Safety score
9/10
Flood risk
Low
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 96.3% p53 of 96
Ground movement High 63.3% p44 of 96
Subsidence & cavities High 60.8% p49 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Moderate 50.9% p53 of 96
Coastal Very low 4.6% p85 of 96
Dam failure Very low 4.6% p29 of 96
Flooding Very low 0.9% #5 least exposed of 96
Other hazards Very low 0.7% p88 of 96
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Industrial hazard Very low 0.4% p9 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
5
A6 · A39 · A40 · A79 · A406
Work locally
32.1%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Mâcon TGV
✈ Airport
Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) · ~80 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A6, A39, A40, A79, A406
Services
Healthcare
4/10
APL 2.9
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Schools
7/10
Brevet 89%
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Fiber coverage
98%
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Intl schools
0schools
None in department
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People
Population
545,815
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Density
64/km²
Mixed
-21% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
-0.1%/yr
-0.3 pts vs median · p19
Median income
$25,200
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
13.3%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
10.3%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 56 residents
p35 of 96 · 9,672 beds
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
14%
15-24
11%
25-39
12%
40-54
14%
55-69
20%
70+
29%
Office professionals
11.6%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
4.8%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
11.6%
At-home trades
Farmers
2.8%
Artisans & shopkeepers
7.5%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
24.7%
Clerical & service staff
27%
Manual workers
26.4%
Real estate
Median
$1,430/m²
$640 $2,670
House $1,490 Apt $1,430
+1.6%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
45.49%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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