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Population 142: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cersot has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes.
The one thing Cersot does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cersot as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Chenôves, 3.4 mi away.
42% 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 Cersot.
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.6% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cersot | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,220 a year per consumption unit, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. At the census, 3.9% of working residents in Cersot didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Cersot: 2 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.86/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Cersot. Best known first.
Nothing in Cersot 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 Cersot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cersot | 142 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 7.3 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 7.8 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 9.7 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 10 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 10 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 11 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cersot is a commune of 142 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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.