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VinzellesSaône-et-Loire

Population 758: a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Vinzelles a good place to live?

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

Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vinzelles’ story

Vinzelles in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Vinzelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1928First protected: Puits couvert
  • 2003Most recently protected: Domaine du château de Layé et du Vieux-Château
Explore the history →

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Vinzelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Domaine du château de Layé et du Vieux-Château: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain · Puits couvert: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vinzelles.

Who lives here

Few people in Vinzelles are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Saône-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

51.9median age

People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.

VinzellesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education34%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Vinzelles
VinzellesSaône-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–247.1%9.5%11%
25–4422%19%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+28%30%22%
No diploma14%25%19%
CAP or BEP31%31%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education34%22%30%

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

History

Vinzelles keeps more of its old housing than Saône-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

3historic monuments

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Vinzelles; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
12th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

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

5%walk, cycle or take transit

5.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs based in Vinzelles number 300, against 300 residents in work (1 per worker). The median disposable income is €30,380 a year per consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Vinzelles, 1 per working resident
3.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

77.0%passed the brevet

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

The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.9 mi off.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vinzelles77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollègeCollège16777%−5 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.6 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 Vinzelles is €11.05/m² a month

€11.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.94/m² a month. Vinzelles recorded 18 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vinzelles€11.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Saône-et-Loire median€9.77/m²
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.80 to €13.87/m² a month)
€9.94/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 Vinzelles

13pages on Vinzelles
Nearby attractions

Château de Layé and 12 more in and around Vinzelles

Heritage in and near Vinzelles. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Vinzelles

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

How we find them →

About Vinzelles

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

Vinzelles is a commune of 758 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
758 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
Département
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
INSEE code
71583

Vinzelles’ 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 →
Crêches-sur-SaôneCharnay-lès-MâconLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayMâconReplongesSaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneCrêches-sur-SaôneCharnay-lès-MâconLa Chapelle-de-GuinchayMâconReplongesSaint-Didier-sur-ChalaronneVinzelles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vinzelles758—————
Crêches-sur-Saône3,1981.8A−B−C−A−
Charnay-lès-Mâcon8,2273.1BCA−B
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay4,0183.7AB−AB−
Mâcon35,1773.9CBC−B
Replonges Ain3,9565.7B−C+B+B−
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Ain2,9346.4AA−A−C+

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

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.