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CharmoySaône-et-Loire

In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 276 residents.

Is Charmoy a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Charmoy is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Tour du Bost
Tour du Bost · Classé · Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
Charmoy’s story

Charmoy in pictures

Charmoy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1971First protected: Église Saint-Martin
  • 1997Most recently protected: Tour du Bost
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charmoy.

History

Charmoy keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Charmoy is Tour du Bost. This Saône-et-Loire town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1971
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Charmoy are under 15, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.2% of residents, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 35% of adults.

45.1median age
CharmoySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charmoy
CharmoySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.2%9.5%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+20%30%22%
No diploma14%25%19%
CAP or BEP25%31%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education35%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Charmoy are out of work than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

At the census, 8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 50 jobs are based in Charmoy, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €27,630 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Charmoy, 0.4 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Charmoy costs less than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.14/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.21/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 7 homes were sold in Charmoy.

€8.14/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charmoy€8.14/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.25/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charmoy

12pages on Charmoy

Landmarks

Charmoy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Tour du Bost: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Charmoy

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charmoy yet.

How we find them →

Charmoy’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →
BlanzyTorcyLe CreusotMontceau-les-MinesSanvignes-les-MinesMontchaninBlanzyTorcyLe CreusotMontceau-les-MinesSanvignes-les-MinesMontchaninCharmoy
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charmoy276—————
Blanzy5,9555.6AAB+B+
Torcy2,6785.7B+A−B+A−
Le Creusot20,5096C+ACC
Montceau-les-Mines17,0646.4B−AC−B−
Sanvignes-les-Mines4,2357.2AA+AC+
Montchanin4,9767.4B+B+BC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Charmoy

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Charmoy is a commune of 276 people in the Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines. 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
276 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
15.2 sq mi (39.4 km²)
INSEE code
71103

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.