Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 533 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Chénas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Chénas does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chénas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Chénas. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chénas.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Chénas, that is above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chénas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Chénas sits below both Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chénas | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Chénas below both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chénas has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 7.1% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On this, Chénas is above both Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CondorcetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 131 | 94%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Chénas comes below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Chénas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chénas as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chénas | 533 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Saône-et-Loire | 4,018 | 2.1 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Crêches-sur-Saône Saône-et-Loire | 3,198 | 3.6 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain | 2,934 | 5.4 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 14,016 | 7.2 | C | C | C+ | C |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon Saône-et-Loire | 8,227 | 7.6 | B | C | A− | B |
| Mâcon Saône-et-Loire | 35,177 | 8.4 | C | B | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chénas is a commune of 533 people in the Communauté de communes Saône-Beaujolais. 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
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 October 30, 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.