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OzenaySaône-et-Loire

Home to 237 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Ozenay a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ozenay has none. 31% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

What makes Ozenay stand out

The 2 things Ozenay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château d'Ozenay
Château d'Ozenay · Classé · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
Ozenay’s story

Ozenay in pictures

Ozenay has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.

59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1995First protected: Domaine de Messey
  • 1997Most recently protected: Château d'Ozenay
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ozenay.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Ozenay than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Degrees are held by 33% of adults.

55.4median age
OzenaySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education33%

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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Ozenay
OzenaySaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–248.9%9.5%11%
25–4416%19%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+34%30%22%
No diploma16%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%31%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education33%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Ozenay: 59% were built before 1919, more than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Ozenay is Château d'Ozenay. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1931
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Ozenay, 3.9%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Ozenay has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €27,300 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ozenay, 0.5 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,300
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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ozenay is €10.51/m² a month

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

9 houses and apartments changed hands in Ozenay from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.51/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ozenay€10.51/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.00 to €13.81/m² a month)
€8.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Ozenay and 7 more in and around Ozenay

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ozenay. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ozenay

12pages on Ozenay

Landmarks

Ozenay has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Domaine de Messey: Photo: Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Ozenay: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain

Famous people from Ozenay

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

How we find them →

Ozenay’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 →
TournusSennecey-le-GrandClunyFeillensOuroux-sur-SaôneBâgé-DommartinTournusSennecey-le-GrandClunyFeillensOuroux-sur-SaôneBâgé-DommartinOzenay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ozenay237—————
Tournus5,7013.9BA−D−B−
Sennecey-le-Grand2,8957.8A−B+AC
Cluny4,94211AB−A−B−
Feillens Ain3,41114A+B−A+A
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,21414—B+—B+
Bâgé-Dommartin Ain4,05015AB+AA

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

About Ozenay

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

Ozenay is a commune of 237 people in the Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois. 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
237 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mâconnais - Tournugeois
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
71338

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.