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MarnaySaône-et-Loire

A town of 533 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Marnay a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Marnay out for now.

Marnay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Marnay’s story

No historic monuments in Marnay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Marnay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, 3.3 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marnay.

Who lives here

Few people in Marnay are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

14% are under 15, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. At 48.8, the median resident of Marnay sits in the middle of the age range.

48.8median age
MarnaySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Marnay
MarnaySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.8%9.5%11%
25–4423%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+26%30%22%
No diploma22%25%19%
CAP or BEP34%31%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Marnay than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 2.7%

Jobs located in Marnay: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €26,620 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Marnay, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Marnay91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les Chênes RougesNearest collègeCollègeCollège12391%+4 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Marnay is €10.06/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €9.12/m² a month. The market in Marnay: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.06/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marnay€10.06/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.37/m² a month)
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marnay

13pages on Marnay

Landmarks

Nothing in Marnay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Marnay

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marnay yet.

How we find them →

Marnay’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Saône-et-Loire →
Ouroux-sur-SaôneSennecey-le-GrandSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyChalon-sur-SaôneChâtenoy-le-RoyalOuroux-sur-SaôneSennecey-le-GrandSaint-MarcelSaint-RémyChalon-sur-SaôneChâtenoy-le-RoyalMarnay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Marnay533—————
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,2142.1—B+—B+
Sennecey-le-Grand2,8954.8A−B+AC
Saint-Marcel6,2115.3AB−B+A−
Saint-Rémy6,4106.3A−B−BB
Chalon-sur-Saône45,1027.1B+B+CB
Châtenoy-le-Royal6,2678.3ABA−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Marnay

Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Marnay is a commune of 533 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

Population
533 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
INSEE code
71283

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.