Chardonnay has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Chardonnay stand out
The 2 things Chardonnay does most differently from other towns.
Dolmen dit Pierre-de-Matafin: Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chardonnay.
Who lives here
Chardonnay has fewer young adults than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8% are 15 to 24
51.8median age
14% are under 15, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. At 51.8, the median resident of Chardonnay sits in the middle of the age range.
ChardonnaySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Chardonnay are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income comes to €28,870 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Chardonnay has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. 6.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chardonnay, 0.5 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chardonnay is a commune of 207 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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
Population
207 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
71100
Chardonnay’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
