Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 217 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Change falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 22% of its housing.
The one thing Change does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Change as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Halle aux grains, in Nolay, 1.5 mi away.
59% 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 Change.
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Change | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,100 a year per consumption unit. 50 jobs are based in Change, for 100 working residents (0.7 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 10.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Change.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Change 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 Change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change | 217 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chagny | 5,350 | 6.1 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 11 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
| Givry | 3,598 | 12 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Beaune Côte-d'Or | 20,352 | 12 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 12 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 13 | A | B | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Change is a commune of 217 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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 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.