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It is a town of 2,637 residents in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is another plus (B+) — one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B− for health.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Champforgeuil has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Champforgeuil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Champforgeuil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Champforgeuil has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Champforgeuil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont de la Thalie au hameau de Corcelles, in Châtenoy-le-Royal, 1.8 mi away.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Champforgeuil. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce4.4 km south, in Chalon-sur-Saône
MuseumMusée Denon4.2 km south, in Chalon-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelle2.6 km southwest, in Châtenoy-le-RoyalAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye médiévale Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône3.7 km south, in Chalon-sur-SaôneFortFortRemparts de Chalon-sur-Saône3.5 km south, in Chalon-sur-SaônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champforgeuil.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.77/m² a month, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.06/m² a month. Houses were nearly four fifths of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,820/m² | 69 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 13.1% are unemployed. 10.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 88% passed the bac pro, of 433 candidates at 5 lycées. Schools rank #23 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. The bac pass rate near Champforgeuil is 94.3%, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 86%+3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Hilaire de ChardonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 158 | 98%+4 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 84%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Champforgeuil | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Champforgeuil. Women in Saône-et-Loire live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 238 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 211, 11% fewer.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Nothing in Champforgeuil 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 Champforgeuil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | — | — | A− | — | B− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 1.9 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 2 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 3.5 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 4 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Givry | 3,598 | 5.1 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 6.2 | — | B+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Champforgeuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #23 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 98% of 158 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Hilaire de Chardonnet in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Champforgeuil grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Champforgeuil is a commune of 2,637 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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 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.