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This town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 6,446.
Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Schools are its strong suit: bac results 1.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. It is strong on cost of living as well (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The drawback is safety — an average of 10.3 recorded violent incidents and 19.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #26 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. Nationally, it does better than just over three fifths of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Louhans-Châteaurenaud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Louhans-Châteaurenaud with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Louhans-Châteaurenaud: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louhans-Châteaurenaud.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and below compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 12%. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
All told, Louhans-Châteaurenaud had 203 recorded offenses in 2025. This Saône-et-Loire town has 4,000 jobs for 2,250 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #12 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 40 | 95%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Henri VincenotNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 141 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège Henri VincenotBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 132 | 92%+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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.49/m² a month, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€9.77/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Louhans-Châteaurenaud, houses go for €1,700/m² and apartments for €1,333/m². Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.79/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,700/m² | 184 |
| Apartments | €1,333/m² | 61 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €23,890 a year per consumption unit, about level with Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 2.2% of Louhans-Châteaurenaud’s working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Among the classé monuments in Louhans-Châteaurenaud is Hôtel du Commerce. Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total, lower than Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Louhans-Châteaurenaud come to 90 per 100 predicted. 5 GPs practise here. In Saône-et-Loire, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,150 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,351, 17% more.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Museums in and near Louhans-Châteaurenaud. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Louhans-Châteaurenaud: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Hôtel du Commerce: Photo: Bzgru · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tours Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Bzgru · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Théâtre municipal: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel-Dieu: Photo: Bzgru · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Louhans-Châteaurenaud 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | — | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 15 | B | B | C− | B |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 15 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 16 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 16 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 17 | A− | B+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #26 of 29 in Saône-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 46 burglaries and 57 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #12 of 31 in Saône-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 99% of 141 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Henri Vincenot in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Louhans-Châteaurenaud grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Louhans-Châteaurenaud is a commune of 6,446 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.