Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 58 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Fontenay has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontenay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Comune, in Martigny-le-Comte, 2.5 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Fontenay. Best known first.
MuseumMaison du Charolais4 km south, in CharollesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Commune4 km northeast, in Martigny-le-ComteAttractionAttractionCouvent des Ursulines de Charolles4.8 km south, in CharollesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Charles-Le-Téméraire4.7 km south, in CharollesAttractionAttractionPrieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine5 km south, in CharollesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenay.
Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%). Degrees are held by 43% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fontenay | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 36% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 2% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 12.9% of working residents in Fontenay didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 83% of 35 candidates passed the bac pro. The nearest collège is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Julien WittmerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 155 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Fontenay from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fontenay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontenay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charolles | 2,772 | 3 | A+ | A | A | B− |
| Paray-le-Monial | 9,291 | 8.7 | A+ | A− | A− | B |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 12 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Sanvignes-les-Mines | 4,235 | 13 | A | A+ | A | C+ |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 14 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Digoin | 7,353 | 14 | B+ | A+ | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontenay is a commune of 58 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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.