Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 11% of its homes are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,113/m². Two in five residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux stand out
The 3 things Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux does most differently from other towns.
Château de Chaumont · Classé · Photo: Noé · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux’s story
Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux: 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 1982.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
58.1median age
Aged 15 to 24: 7.7% of residents. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux has a median age of 58.1.
Saint-Bonnet-de-JouxSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux, 4.9%, runs below Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 9.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux has 250 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.8 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,290 a year per consumption unit, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux, 0.8 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux is a commune of 830 people in the Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais. 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
830 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Le Grand Charolais
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
11.4 sq mi (29.4 km²)
INSEE code
71394
Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
