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Some 471 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Jambles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Jambles does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Jambles counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Jambles counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Moulin à vent de Charnailles: Photo: Michel Chanaud · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jambles.
Aged 15 to 24: 9.1% of residents. Children under 15 make up 12%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Jambles | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Jambles is Borne seigneuriale. On the Culture ministry’s list, Jambles counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 4.0%, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 9.5% of commuters at the census. Jambles has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
General-bac pupils go 6.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Petit PrétanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 105 | 100%+4 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Jambles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Jambles. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Jambles yet.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Jambles is a commune of 471 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jambles | 471 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givry | 3,598 | 2.4 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 5.8 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 6.4 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Champforgeuil | 2,637 | 7.5 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 7.6 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 9.5 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.
