Chessy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chessy with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chessy.
HealthHealth A
Chessy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 86% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Chessy records 73 deaths per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Chessy · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
8.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Chessy, 5.2%, runs below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Chessy sits below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €31,280 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
500
jobs based in Chessy, 0.5 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 65% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Chessy keeps more of its old housing than Rhône or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Chessy above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chessy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chessy than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.46/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Chessy is below both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €3,229/m², comes from 68 sales of houses and apartments in Chessy from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 7.2 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées.
€3,229/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chessy€3,229/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,325/m²
53
€11.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.98 to €14.64/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chessy
Is Chessy safe?
Chessy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chessy good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chessy expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,229/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chessy grades B for cost of living.
About Chessy
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chessy is a commune of 2,055 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. 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.
