Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,116 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Schools are its strong suit — brevet results 9 points above the expected rate. It also does well on cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D).
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Chaudenay 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.
The one thing Chaudenay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaudenay 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.
Chaudenay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chaudenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaudenay.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Chaudenay, 96.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (90.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 147 | 96%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,940 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Chaudenay: 100, for 550 residents in work (0.2 each). 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Chaudenay: 103 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 74 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 76, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Chaudenay is Hospices Civils de Beaune, 8.4 mi away. At birth, a girl in Saône-et-Loire can expect 85.5 years and a boy 78.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Chaudenay from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chaudenay; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chaudenay | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Chaudenay. Best known first.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chaudenay; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Église Saint-Véran: Photo: Bildoj · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaudenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudenay | 1,116 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Chagny | 5,350 | 1.8 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 7 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Gergy | 2,566 | 7.6 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Beaune Côte-d'Or | 20,352 | 8 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 8.3 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 9 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chaudenay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chaudenay is a commune of 1,116 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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) · 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.
