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A town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 569 people.
There are no grades for Chaintré: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chaintré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement préhistorique, in Solutré-Pouilly, 3.7 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage in and near Chaintré. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaintré.
The share of residents under 15 is 19%. 7.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chaintré | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.8% 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%). For its 250 residents in work, Chaintré has 300 jobs: 1.1 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,320 a year.
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.
Sales in Chaintré from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month. Houses made up 86% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chaintré 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 Chaintré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaintré | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crêches-sur-Saône | 3,198 | 1.2 | A− | B− | C− | A− |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay | 4,018 | 3.1 | A | B− | A | B− |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 3.7 | B | C | A− | B |
| Mâcon | 35,177 | 4.4 | C | B | C− | B |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain | 2,934 | 5.9 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Replonges Ain | 3,956 | 6.1 | B− | C+ | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chaintré is a commune of 569 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
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.