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Chalon-sur-Saône

Large city · 71100 · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

👥 Population
45 102
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 431 €
📈 18% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
9.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🟠 13.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Good

Chalon-sur-Saône — Score 70/100.

70
💰 Yield80
🌳 Quality of life90
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability69
🛡️ Safety8
⚡ Energy rating64
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🏠 Property prices

DVF · 737 Transactions · Chalon-sur-Saône

🏢 Apt. /m²
1 431 €
🏡 House /m²
1 942 €
📋 Transactions
737
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
CityApt.HouseTrans.Pop.
Chalon-sur-Saône1 431 €1 942 €83445 102
Mâcon1 853 €2 121 €60535 177
Le Creusot1 642 €1 210 €38720 509
Montceau-les-Mines1 647 €1 010 €26817 064
Autun1 349 €1 333 €23513 172
Paray-le-Monial1 515 €1 582 €1859 291

💰 Rental yield

Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents

🏠 Average rent
11.35 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
9.5 %
⏳ Payback period
10.5 years

🏘️ Rental market & tension

INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas

🏠 Main residences
88.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.5 %
🏢 Apartments
85.1 %
12.4 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)Tense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
7 452
RPLS source

💶 Local taxation

REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024

🏠 Property tax (built)Municipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
49.340 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)Municipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
110.450 %
🏘️ Housing tax
28.790 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
9.870 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
2.10 %

👥 Demographics

API Geo + INSEE

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Inhabitants
45 102
2023
📐 Area
15.23 km²
2961 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 590 €
📊 Median age
42.2 yrs
35.5% under 30
💼 Activity rate
74.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.6 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
23.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold

🏢 Local economy & dynamism

SIRENE · INSEE

🏢 Active businesses
9 932
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
878
+6.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
826
💼 Economic density
220
Businesses / 1,000 pop.

🚉 Transport & accessibility

SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020

🚆 Nearest train station
Chalon-sur-Saône
À 1.05 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Chalon-sur-Saône
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Le Grand Chalon
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance

🎓 Education

National Education API

📚 Schools
1
🏫 Middle schools
5
🎓 High schools
6
🏆 Baccalaureate results
High schoolTypePass rateHonorsV.A.
LYCEE SAINT CHARLES (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)privé sous contrat98.0 %+3.0
LYCEE NIEPCE-BALLEURE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public98.0 %+0.0
LYCEE PONTUS DE TYARDpublic97.0 %-1.0
LYCEE MATHIAS (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public96.0 %+2.0
LYCEE HILAIRE DE CHARDONNETpublic95.0 %+1.0
LYCEE EMILA GAUTHEY (GENERAL ET TECHNO.)public91.0 %-5.0
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)Brevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
86.4 %
Average pass rate · 9 middle schools

📊 Niveau social des établissements

Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.

🏫 Middle school IPS
Middle schoolSectorIPS
COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT CHARLES (A ABSORBE L'UAI 0710119U EN 2021)privé sous contrat116.5
COLLEGE CAMILLE CHEVALIERpublic96.6
COLLEGE JEAN VILARpublic90.0
COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERTpublic88.0
COLLEGE ROBERT DOISNEAUpublic81.6

🏥 Healthcare

BPE · FINESS

🏥 Hospitals
8
👨‍⚕️ Health centers
2
💊 Pharmacies
18
🔬 Laboratories
5
🏥 Établissements de santé
134
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
18

🏪 Amenities & services

BPE · INSEE

📋 Services_publics
804
📋 Commerce
462
📋 Enseignement
70
🏥 Sante
650
🚆 Transport
24
⚽ Sport
148
🎭 Culture
26

🏛️ Public services

Public Service Directory API · 4 services

CategoryQtyExamples
📋 service public3France services - Chalon-sur-Saône, Agence France Travail CHALON NORD, Agence nationale de l'habitat (Anah) - Délégation locale - Communauté d'Agglomération Grand Chalon
🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture1Sous-préfecture - Chalon-sur-Saône

🛡️ Safety

SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior

IndicatorIncidentsRate ‰Nat. averageGap
Usage de stupéfiants63914.20 ‰8.4 ‰+69 % vs moy.
Usage de stupéfiants (AFD)54512.10 ‰7.5 ‰+61 % vs moy.
Vols sans violence contre des personnes49911.10 ‰7.3 ‰+52 % vs moy.
Destructions et dégradations volontaires47910.60 ‰7.2 ‰+47 % vs moy.
Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement2766.10 ‰6.3 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques intrafamiliales2154.80 ‰4.2 ‰Dans la moyenne
Violences physiques hors cadre familial1733.80 ‰4.0 ‰Dans la moyenne
Vols dans les véhicules1262.80 ‰5.2 ‰-46 % vs moy.
Cambriolages de logement1114.00 ‰7.5 ‰-47 % vs moy.
Violences sexuelles861.90 ‰2.4 ‰-21 % vs moy.
Vols de véhicule781.70 ‰2.4 ‰-29 % vs moy.
Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules751.70 ‰3.7 ‰-54 % vs moy.
Trafic de stupéfiants681.50 ‰2.2 ‰-32 % vs moy.
Vols violents sans arme200.40 ‰1.0 ‰-60 % vs moy.

⚡ Energy performance

916 DPE · ADEME

📊 Energy rating distribution
A
1.4 %
B
15.9 %
15.9 %
C
8.0 %
D
35.0 %
35.0 %
E
26.1 %
26.1 %
F
10.5 %
10.5 %
G
3.1 %

13.6 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %

💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²

🏛️ Historical heritage

Mérimée database · 46 protected monuments

BuildingEra
maison3e quart 18e siècle
Maison1er quart 16e siècle
relais de poste4e quart 18e siècle
maison1er quart 17e siècle;18e siècle
maison3e quart 17e siècle
beffroi1er quart 15e siècle
ensemble religieux4e quart 14e siècle
palais épiscopalGallo-romain;Moyen Age;17e siècle;18e siècle
hôpital16e siècle;18e siècle;19e siècle
édifice fortifiéGallo-romain;4e siècle;15e siècle;17e siècle

⚠️ Natural and technological risks

Géorisques API · 5 risks identified

Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Tassements différentiels
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme

📡 Digital coverage

ARCEP

📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %

💧 Drinking water quality

API Hub'Eau · 38 026 analyses · SUEZ (LYONNAISE DES EAUX) CHALON

⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
38 026

⚡ EV charging stations

IRVE

🔌 Stations
239
⚡ Charge points
1933
🚀 Incl. fast charging
115

🎯 Municipalities with a similar score

Same region, score close to

📍 Nearby municipalities

Nearest geographically

CityDistanceScorePop.
Champforgeuil 3.5 km 65/100 2 637
Saint-Marcel 3.3 km 52/100 6 211
Lux 4.5 km 48/100 1 885
Saint-Rémy 4.1 km 36/100 6 410
Crissey 4.0 km 71/100 2 485
Châtenoy-le-Royal 3.3 km 54/100 6 267
Fragnes-La Loyère 5.7 km 45/100 1 411
Sevrey 6.2 km 60/100 1 201

❓ Frequently asked questions about Chalon-sur-Saône

What is the price per m² in Chalon-sur-Saône?

The median price per m² in Chalon-sur-Saône is 1 431 €.

What is the rental yield in Chalon-sur-Saône?

The gross rental yield in Chalon-sur-Saône is 9.5%.

Is Chalon-sur-Saône a good real estate investment?

Chalon-sur-Saône has a ScorCity score of 70/100, making it an excellent choice.

What is the average energy rating in Chalon-sur-Saône?

The most common energy rating class in Chalon-sur-Saône is D.

What are the natural risks in Chalon-sur-Saône?

5 risks are identified in Chalon-sur-Saône: Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines), Mouvement de terrain, Tassements différentiels.