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This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 324.

Population

324

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.77

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

Median income

€29,590

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 Charrecey a good place to live?

There are no grades for Charrecey: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.

Charrecey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Charrecey’s story

1 historic monument, 1 classé

Charrecey has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Trémaux, born in 1818, is the one person born in Charrecey before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1927First protected: Croix de cimetière

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Landmarks

Charrecey has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · 15th & 16th c.

Classé

Voie romaineEngineering work · 3rd c. · in Mercurey, 1.9 mi

Classé

Croix de cheminCross · 17th c. · in Saint-Jean-de-Vaux, 2.5 mi

Classé

Camp préhistoriqueMilitary building · Prehistory · in Chassey-le-Camp, 3.3 mi

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charrecey.

History

Charrecey keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Charrecey is Croix de cimetière.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Croix de cimetière 15th & 16th c.

15th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageCharrecey’s history pageOpen the full History page

Age of homes45% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Charrecey?”

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

Who lives here

Charrecey is a graduates’ town: 37% hold a degree, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

46.3median age

The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.

CharreceySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Saône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education37%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charrecey
	Charrecey	Saône-et-Loire median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	11%	9.5%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	21%	30%	22%
No diploma	9.1%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	31%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	37%	22%	30%

Full pageCharrecey’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages46.3 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households130 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad2.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Charrecey?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Charrecey, 5.0%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,590 a year. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

jobs based in Charrecey, 0.1 per working resident

5.0%

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

€29,590

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCharrecey’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€29,590 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 Charrecey is €9.77/m² a month

€9.77/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in Charrecey. A house rents for an estimated €8.65/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charrecey€9.77/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²

€9.77/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.95 to €12.01/m² a month)

€8.65/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCharrecey’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting€9.77/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 Charrecey

12pages on Charrecey

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors6% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Charrecey

One notable person was born in Charrecey.

Their page →

Pierre TrémauxFrench architect (1818–1895)

About Charrecey

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

Charrecey is a commune of 324 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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: 324 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
Département: Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code: 71107

Charrecey’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 →

GivryChagnyChâtenoy-le-RoyalChampforgeuilSaint-RémyChalon-sur-SaôneCharrecey

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Charrecey	324	—	—	—	—	—
Givry	3,598	5.4	A⁺	B⁻	A⁺	A
Chagny	5,350	6.4	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺	D
Châtenoy-le-Royal	6,267	7.5	A	B	A⁻	B⁻
Champforgeuil	2,637	8.2	—	A⁻	—	B⁻
Saint-Rémy	6,410	9.1	A⁻	B⁻	B	B
Chalon-sur-Saône	45,102	9.4	B⁺	B⁺	C	B

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

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.