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A town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 506 people.
Cronat has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. One in ten homes here are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cronat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cronat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.
32% 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 Cronat.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). Typical age in Cronat: 54.7, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Cronat | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Cronat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 13.6%, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 100 jobs are based in Cronat, for 200 working residents (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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 24 homes in Cronat. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Cronat has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cronat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cronat | 506 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bourbon-Lancy | 4,674 | 7.4 | A+ | A+ | A | B |
| Decize Nièvre | 4,932 | 13 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Dompierre-sur-Besbre Allier | 2,959 | 14 | A− | A+ | A+ | B− |
| La Machine Nièvre | 3,192 | 16 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cronat is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme. 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.