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In Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 375 residents.
Chenay-le-Châtel isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing Chenay-le-Châtel does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chenay-le-Châtel as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Relais des Postes Royales (maison dite Le Petit Louvre), in La Pacaudière, 5.1 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chenay-le-Châtel.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Chenay-le-Châtel is older than 49.4, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chenay-le-Châtel | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Chenay-le-Châtel number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €22,180 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Chenay-le-Châtel recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chenay-le-Châtel is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Chenay-le-Châtel.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenay-le-Châtel | 375 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Loire | 2,588 | 10 | — | A | — | A+ |
| Charlieu Loire | 3,766 | 12 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Renaison Loire | 3,231 | 12 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Mably Loire | 7,233 | 12 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Riorges Loire | 11,139 | 14 | A− | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Roanne Loire | 35,409 | 14 | B+ | A | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chenay-le-Châtel is a commune of 375 people in the Communauté de communes de Marcigny. 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.