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569 people live in this town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Cormatin falls below the line for grades. 27% of its homes are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cormatin does most differently from other towns.
Cormatin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
38% 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 Cormatin.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.3% of the town, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree. Residents of Cormatin have a median age of 54.7.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cormatin | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 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 11th century. Cormatin has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €23,330 a year per consumption unit, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Cormatin, for 200 working residents (0.8 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 16.1% of commuters travelled 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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.79/m² a month. 15 houses and apartments changed hands in Cormatin from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cormatin. Best known first.
The list names few of Cormatin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Chazelles: Photo: Ludovic Péron · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Cormatin as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormatin | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cluny | 4,942 | 7.7 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 10 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 11 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Givry | 3,598 | 17 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 17 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 8,227 | 17 | B | C | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cormatin is a commune of 569 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Saône et Grosne. 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.