Saône-et-Loire is a department of France situated within the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The terrain rises to its highest point at Haut-Folin, and the department shares borders with several others, including Côte-d’Or, Jura, and Rhône.
The housing market in Saône-et-Loire is generally cheap compared to the rest of France. Most of the housing stock is concentrated in Mâcon and Chalon-sur-Saône, alongside the smaller town of Saint-Marcel. Prices vary significantly between these locations. Hurigny and Charnay-lès-Mâcon are the most expensive places to buy property in the department, with prices in Charnay-lès-Mâcon reaching well above the regional average. By contrast, industrial towns like Le Creusot and Montceau-les-Mines offer much cheaper housing, with prices in Montceau-les-Mines falling to about half of what is typical for the wider region.
