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In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 197 residents.

Population

197

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.31

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,730

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Charnay-lès-Chalon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Charnay-lès-Chalon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. A third of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Charnay-lès-Chalon stand out

The 2 things Charnay-lès-Chalon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 50.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Croix de cimetière · Classé · Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0

Charnay-lès-Chalon’s story

Charnay-lès-Chalon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Charnay-lès-Chalon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1930First protected: Croix de cimetière

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charnay-lès-Chalon.

Who lives here

Few people in Charnay-lès-Chalon are 15 to 24: 5.1%, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Degrees are held by 21% of adults.

50.5median age

Charnay-lès-ChalonSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charnay-lès-Chalon
	Charnay-lès-Chalon	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	5.1%	9.5%	11%
25–44	20%	19%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	33%	30%	22%
No diploma	22%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	17%	18%
Higher education	21%	22%	30%

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Ages50.5 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Charnay-lès-Chalon?”

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

History

Old homes shape Charnay-lès-Chalon: 35% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Charnay-lès-Chalon is Croix de cimetière.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Croix de cimetière 16th c.

16th c.

oldest protected part

1930

first monument protected

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Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Charnay-lès-Chalon?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Charnay-lès-Chalon than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

Median disposable income comes to €23,730 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Charnay-lès-Chalon: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Charnay-lès-Chalon, 0.5 per working resident

8.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,730

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€23,730 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Charnay-lès-Chalon is €9.31/m² a month

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

The market in Charnay-lès-Chalon: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charnay-lès-Chalon€9.31/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€9.31/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.58 to €11.42/m² a month)

€8.92/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€9.31/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Charnay-lès-Chalon

11pages on Charnay-lès-Chalon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Charnay-lès-Chalon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c.

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 16th c. · in Longepierre, 5.4 mi

Classé

Église de la NativitéChurch · 18th c. · in Allerey-sur-Saône, 5.7 mi

Classé

Château de TerransChâteau · 18th c. · in Pierre-de-Bresse, 6.8 mi

Photo credits

Croix de cimetière: Photo: Bertrand GRONDIN → · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Charnay-lès-Chalon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charnay-lès-Chalon yet.

How we find them →

Charnay-lès-Chalon’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 →

GergyBeauneSaint-MarcelChampforgeuilNuits-Saint-GeorgesChalon-sur-SaôneCharnay-lès-Chalon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Charnay-lès-Chalon	197	—	—	—	—	—
Gergy	2,566	8.7	—	B⁺	—	A
Beaune Côte-d'Or	20,352	13	B⁺	C	C⁻	A⁻
Saint-Marcel	6,211	15	A	B⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Champforgeuil	2,637	15	—	A⁻	—	B⁻
Nuits-Saint-Georges Côte-d'Or	5,235	15	A	B	B⁻	B⁻
Chalon-sur-Saône	45,102	15	B⁺	B⁺	C	B

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

About Charnay-lès-Chalon

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

Charnay-lès-Chalon is a commune of 197 people in the Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse. 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: 197 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Saône Doubs Bresse
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code: 71104

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.