Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 460 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Champagnat is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Champagnat does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Champagnat counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagnat.
30% of residents are 65 or over, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Champagnat | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Champagnat is Château du Brouchy. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.0% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 200 residents in work, Champagnat has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income was €25,490 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roger BoyerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Champagnat.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Champagnat. Best known first.
Champagnat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champagnat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnat | 460 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 12 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Bois Ain | 2,584 | 14 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 15 | B | B | C− | B |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse Ain | 2,743 | 16 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 16 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Attignat Ain | 3,409 | 17 | — | B− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Champagnat is a commune of 460 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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.