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PéronneSaône-et-Loire

Some 668 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Péronne a good place to live?

Péronne is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Vaux-sous-Targes
Château de Vaux-sous-Targes · Classé · Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
Péronne’s story

Péronne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Péronne: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2000First protected: Château de Vaux-sous-Targes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Péronne.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 19% of people in Péronne are 65 or over, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns

The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of residents, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (9.5%) and compared French towns (11%). Just over a third of adults hold a degree.

42.7median age
PéronneSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Péronne
PéronneSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.3%9.5%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%30%22%
No diploma11%25%19%
CAP or BEP27%31%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education34%22%30%

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

History

Péronne keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Péronne is Château de Vaux-sous-Targes. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1927
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Péronne, 4.3%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

250 jobs are based in Péronne, for 350 working residents (0.7 per worker). 3.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €27,980 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Péronne, 0.7 per working resident
4.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.4 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Péronne94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollègeCollège11994%+3 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.4 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 Péronne is €10.68/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.79/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Péronne.

€10.68/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Péronne€10.68/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€10.68/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.23 to €13.86/m² a month)
€9.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vaux-sous-Targe and 7 more in and around Péronne

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

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

Everything we know about Péronne

13pages on Péronne

Landmarks

The list names few of Péronne’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Vaux-sous-Targes: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain

Famous people from Péronne

Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Péronne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Péronne’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 →
ClunyFeillensMâconCharnay-lès-MâconTournusReplongesClunyFeillensMâconCharnay-lès-MâconTournusReplongesPéronne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Péronne668—————
Cluny4,9426.9AB−A−B−
Feillens Ain3,4118.4A+B−A+A
Mâcon35,1778.8CBC−B
Charnay-lès-Mâcon8,2279BCA−B
Tournus5,7019.8BA−D−B−
Replonges Ain3,9569.9B−C+B+B−

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

About Péronne

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

Péronne is a commune of 668 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération. 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
668 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.1 sq mi (10.6 km²)
INSEE code
71345

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.