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Chissey-en-MorvanSaône-et-Loire

308 people call this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.

Is Chissey-en-Morvan a good place to live?

Chissey-en-Morvan is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. Over-65s are 39% of the population.

What makes Chissey-en-Morvan stand out

The 2 things Chissey-en-Morvan does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
Chissey-en-Morvan’s story

Chissey-en-Morvan in pictures

Chissey-en-Morvan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

52% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1992First protected: Château de Buis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chissey-en-Morvan.

Who lives here

Chissey-en-Morvan skews older, with 39% of residents 65 or over, more than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.

57.4median age
Chissey-en-MorvanSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chissey-en-Morvan
Chissey-en-MorvanSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–247.5%9.5%11%
25–4415%19%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+39%30%22%
No diploma19%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%31%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Chissey-en-Morvan: 52% were built before 1919, more than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Chissey-en-Morvan has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1992
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 1.9% of commuters in Chissey-en-Morvan go to work without a car, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,520 a year per consumption unit. For its 100 residents in work, Chissey-en-Morvan has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. No commute at all: 9.3% of working residents here at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Chissey-en-Morvan, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chissey-en-Morvan than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Chissey-en-Morvan: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.07/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chissey-en-Morvan€8.07/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.30 to €10.33/m² a month)
€7.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chissey-en-Morvan

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Landmarks

The list names few of Chissey-en-Morvan’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Chissey-en-Morvan

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chissey-en-Morvan as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Chissey-en-Morvan’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AutunAutunChissey-en-Morvan
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chissey-en-Morvan308—————
Autun13,17212A−AC+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chissey-en-Morvan

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Chissey-en-Morvan is a commune of 308 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan. 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

Population
308 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Autunois Morvan
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.9 km²)
INSEE code
71129

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 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.