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A town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 681 people.
La Charmée has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Charmée: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Charmée has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Charmée.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. 38% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Charmée | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 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 La Charmée is Borne armoriée.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, La Charmée counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 300 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €29,930 a year per consumption unit, above both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.4% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 12 homes were sold in La Charmée.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Charmée. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Charmée as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Charmée is a commune of 681 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Charmée | 681 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Rémy | 6,410 | 3.5 | A− | B− | B | B |
| Givry | 3,598 | 4.8 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 6,267 | 5.1 | A | B | A− | B− |
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 45,102 | 5.5 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Saint-Marcel | 6,211 | 6 | A | B− | B+ | A− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 6.6 | A− | B+ | A | C |
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.