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With 639 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Chalmoux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 11% of homes here are second homes. The median sale price is €781/m².
The 2 things Chalmoux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chalmoux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite Maison Sévigné, in Bourbon-Lancy, 4.3 mi away.
30% 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 Chalmoux.
The under-15s are 17% of the population here. 27% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 13% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chalmoux | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 43% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.6%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs based in Chalmoux number 150, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,320 a year per consumption unit.
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 Chalmoux: 32 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 81% were houses.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chalmoux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chalmoux.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmoux | 639 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy | 4,674 | 4.8 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Gueugnon | 6,528 | 9.7 | A+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 2,959 | 9.7 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 10 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 16 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chalmoux is a commune of 639 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.