There are no grades for Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 34% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up two in five residents.
What makes Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire stand out
The 2 things Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Hippolyte (ruines): Photo: GdeLaB · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Besanceuil: Photo: Bourgeois, ou Phototypie Bourgeois Frères, imp. à Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire). « Collection des Châteaux de Bourgogne » · Public domain · Église de Besanceuil: Photo: Cantepien · CC BY 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire.
Who lives here
Few people in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
59.8median age
People 65 and over make up two fifths of the town, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 9.2% of the population here. Also worth knowing: 31% of adults hold a degree.
Bonnay-Saint-YthaireSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 67% built before 1919
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire is Église Saint-Hippolyte (ruines). Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 4.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.6%
9%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 150 residents in work, Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire has 150 jobs: 1 each. At the census, 9.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,330 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire, 1 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire costs less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.10/m² a month
€9.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire€9.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.94 to €11.93/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire is a commune of 449 people in the Communauté de communes du Clunisois. 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
449 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Clunisois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.4 km²)
INSEE code
71042
Bonnay-Saint-Ythaire’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
