Safety is its strong suit (A−) — an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €1,888/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. It is easy to get around without a car (A−): nearly nine in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The overall grade lands at A, #11 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. On that grade it does better than 86% of compared French towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Châtenoy-le-Royal 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Pont de la Thalie au hameau de Corcelles · Classé · Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Châtenoy-le-Royal’s story
Châtenoy-le-Royal in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Châtenoy-le-Royal: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1931First protected: Pont de la Thalie au hameau de Corcelles
2001Most recently protected: Chapelle du château de Cruzille
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtenoy-le-Royal.
Safety
Châtenoy-le-Royal records less crime per resident than 79% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 108 offenses in Châtenoy-le-Royal. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was burglary (2025).
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary36
Family violence28
Criminal damage28
Other physical violence8
Theft from vehicles8
Fraud34
Theft without violence14
Drug use14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
108
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Châtenoy-le-Royal works better than 78% of compared French towns
Châtenoy-le-Royal holds 2,750 jobs; 2,450 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. Public transport took 5.0% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. The median disposable income was €25,180 a year per consumption unit, near both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,750
jobs based in Châtenoy-le-Royal, 1.1 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
86.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 2.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #18 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. Near Châtenoy-le-Royal, 94.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (94.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 18% of Châtenoy-le-Royal, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents.
45.8median age
Châtenoy-le-RoyalSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Châtenoy-le-Royal has 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2.7% of the total, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Châtenoy-le-Royal is Chapelle du château de Cruzille. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
The median home in Châtenoy-le-Royal sells for €1,888/m², against €1,438/m² in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Châtenoy-le-Royal sell for €1,600/m², houses for €1,982/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €10.97/m² a month, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 71% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,888/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtenoy-le-Royal€1,888/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,982/m²
170
Apartments
€1,600/m²
68
€10.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €13.46/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Châtenoy-le-Royal’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Châtenoy-le-Royal can choose among 5 GPs. Its care home for older people (88 places) counts its residents as Châtenoy-le-Royal’s; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 779 residents of Châtenoy-le-Royal died, against 813 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. Average lifespans in Saône-et-Loire: 85.5 years for women, 78.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Châtenoy-le-Royal · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
1.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch William Morey Chalon Sur Saone
85.5 · 78.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Saône-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Châtenoy-le-Royal: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtenoy-le-Royal
Is Châtenoy-le-Royal safe?
It grades A− for safety, #11 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtenoy-le-Royal good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns and #18 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. 96% of 193 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Niépce Balleure in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtenoy-le-Royal expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtenoy-le-Royal grades B for cost of living.
About Châtenoy-le-Royal
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Châtenoy-le-Royal is a commune of 6,267 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
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.
