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In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 274 residents.
Baron has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 21% of its housing. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Baron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Baron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Comune, in Martigny-le-Comte, 2.1 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baron.
Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here. Degrees are held by 39% of adults, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: the middle age in Baron is 47.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Baron | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €26,390 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Baron: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 5.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Baron.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Baron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Baron yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 4 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 8.5 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 11 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 12 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 13 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 13 | B− | A | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Baron is a commune of 274 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
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 November 4, 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.