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Berzé-la-VilleSaône-et-Loire

With 708 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Berzé-la-Ville a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Berzé-la-Ville falls below the line for grades.

Château des Moines de Cluny
Château des Moines de Cluny · Classé · Photo: Yelkrokoyade · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berzé-la-Ville’s story

Berzé-la-Ville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Berzé-la-Ville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1893.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Berzé-la-Ville before 1900, the earliest Jean-Pierre Simonet, in 1867.

  • 1893First protected: Château des Moines de Cluny
  • 1994Most recently protected: Fours à plâtre
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Berzé-la-Ville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Grotte des Furtins: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de la Purification de la Vierge: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fours à plâtre: Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château des Moines de Cluny: Photo: Yelkrokoyade · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berzé-la-Ville.

History

Old homes shape Berzé-la-Ville: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

4historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Berzé-la-Ville is Château des Moines de Cluny. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments here: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1893
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Berzé-la-Ville than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 37% of adults

45median age

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.

Berzé-la-VilleSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berzé-la-Ville
Berzé-la-VilleSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–248.5%9.5%11%
25–4424%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+22%30%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP28%31%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education37%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Berzé-la-Ville, 5.5%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Berzé-la-Ville has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €29,250 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Berzé-la-Ville, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Berzé-la-Ville is €9.82/m² a month

€9.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €9.94/m² a month. 27 houses and apartments changed hands in Berzé-la-Ville from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berzé-la-Ville€9.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.96 to €12.12/m² a month)
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berzé-la-Ville

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Nearby attractions

Chapelle des moines de Berzé-la-Ville and 9 more in and around Berzé-la-Ville

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Berzé-la-Ville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Berzé-la-Ville

2 notable people were born in Berzé-la-Ville.

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About Berzé-la-Ville

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Berzé-la-Ville is a commune of 708 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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

Population
708 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
71032

Berzé-la-Ville’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ClunyCharnay-lès-MâconMâconCrêches-sur-SaôneFeillensReplongesClunyCharnay-lès-MâconMâconCrêches-sur-SaôneFeillensReplongesBerzé-la-Ville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berzé-la-Ville708—————
Cluny4,9425.2AB−A−B−
Charnay-lès-Mâcon8,2276.1BCA−B
Mâcon35,1776.9CBC−B
Crêches-sur-Saône3,1989.3A−B−C−A−
Feillens Ain3,4119.3A+B−A+A
Replonges Ain3,9569.4B−C+B+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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 9, 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.