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The town, home to 211 people, lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Chenôves is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Chenôves does most differently from other towns.
Chenôves 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 1931.
52% 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 Chenôves.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 39% have a degree. At 49.5, the median resident of Chenôves sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chenôves | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Chenôves is Croix de cimetière.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The census found 1.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 5.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Chenôves number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
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.
Sales in Chenôves from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Chenôves. Best known first.
Chenôves has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chenôves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenôves | 211 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 8.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 8.9 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 9.7 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 11 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 12 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chenôves is a commune of 211 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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 October 30, 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.