French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Chapaize out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
What makes Chapaize stand out
The 2 things Chapaize does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chapaize.
Who lives here
Chapaize has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 9.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
57.2median age
ChapaizeSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chapaize keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 69% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Chapaize is Église de Lancharre. This Saône-et-Loire town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Chapaize, 5.7%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Chapaize number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330). Public transport took 5.6% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot6%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Chapaize, 0.5 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chapaize
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chapaize is a commune of 167 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne. 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
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.
