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263 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Céron is too small for the grades other French towns get. 13% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Céron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Céron as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour du moulin, in Marcigny, 4.9 mi away.
66% 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 Céron.
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 52.4, the median resident of Céron sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Céron | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €23,810 a year per consumption unit. Céron holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. At the census, 1.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.50/m² a month. The market in Céron: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Céron is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Céron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Céron | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 13 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 14 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 14 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 14 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Lapalisse Allier | 3,138 | 15 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Mably Loire | 7,233 | 16 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Céron is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté de communes de Marcigny. 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.