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1,144 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 45% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on jobs & income (A) — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 5.1% unemployment. Its weakest is walkability: just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,056/m² takes 5.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Châtenoy-en-Bresse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtenoy-en-Bresse with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Châtenoy-en-Bresse has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Châtenoy-en-Bresse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye (ancienne), in Saint-Marcel, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Châtenoy-en-Bresse. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce4.9 km west, in Chalon-sur-SaôneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon2.9 km southwest, in Saint-MarcelMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCloître capitulaire de Saint-Vincent4.5 km west, in Chalon-sur-SaôneHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Chalon-sur-Saône4.6 km west, in Chalon-sur-SaôneFortFortTour de Coco-l'ouvrier4.7 km west, in Chalon-sur-SaônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtenoy-en-Bresse.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
56 deaths in Châtenoy-en-Bresse between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 102: 45% below. In Saône-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 78.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. One GP practises here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 222 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 2 mi off. Near Châtenoy-en-Bresse, 94.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vivant DenonNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 100 | 89%−1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Hilaire de ChardonnetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 158 | 98%+4 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 154 | 84%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 5.8% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €28,720 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.38/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 34 houses and apartments changed hands in Châtenoy-en-Bresse from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,046/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Châtenoy-en-Bresse | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Châtenoy-en-Bresse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Châtenoy-en-Bresse yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtenoy-en-Bresse | 1,144 | — | — | B | — | A+ |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 1.6 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 3.1 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 4.2 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 4.6 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 5 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 5 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Châtenoy-en-Bresse has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 158 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Hilaire de Chardonnet in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châtenoy-en-Bresse grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Châtenoy-en-Bresse is a commune of 1,144 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.