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Saint-Bonnet-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire

A town of 496 in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse out for now. 17% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,061/m². 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse stand out

The 3 things Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Château de Terrans, in Pierre-de-Bresse, 2.7 mi away.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

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Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse, fewer than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

53.4median age

People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, near Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.6%. Degrees are held by 14% of adults.

Saint-Bonnet-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse
Saint-Bonnet-en-BresseSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–247.6%9.5%11%
25–4420%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+31%30%22%
No diploma25%25%19%
CAP or BEP33%31%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education14%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse run lower than in both Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,420 a year per consumption unit

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse holds 50 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (13.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse, 0.2 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.12/m² a month

€1,061/m²median sale price

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

That is the middle of 34 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,438/m² for the median of compared towns in Saône-et-Loire.

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse€1,061/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€1,438/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,061/m²34
€9.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.19 to €11.57/m² a month)
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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About Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse

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

Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse is a commune of 496 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Nord 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

Population
496 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bresse Nord Intercom'
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
71396

Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse’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 →
GergyOuroux-sur-SaôneSaint-MarcelChalon-sur-SaôneLouhans-ChâteaurenaudChampforgeuilGergyOuroux-sur-SaôneSaint-MarcelChalon-sur-SaôneLouhans-ChâteaurenaudChampforgeuilSaint-Bonnet-en-Bresse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse496—————
Gergy2,56611—B+—A
Ouroux-sur-Saône3,21414—B+—B+
Saint-Marcel6,21114AB−B+A−
Chalon-sur-Saône45,10216B+B+CB
Louhans-Châteaurenaud6,44616BA−C−C+
Champforgeuil2,63716—A−—B−

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

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.