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Ampilly-le-SecCôte-d'Or

Home to 322 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Ampilly-le-Sec a good place to live?

Ampilly-le-Sec isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Ampilly-le-Sec stand out

The one thing Ampilly-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.

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Forges (anciennes)
Forges (anciennes) · Inscrit · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ampilly-le-Sec’s story

Ampilly-le-Sec in pictures

Ampilly-le-Sec has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

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

  • 1986First protected: Forges (anciennes)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ampilly-le-Sec.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Ampilly-le-Sec than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Among adults, 20% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 36% of the population.

55.8median age
Ampilly-le-SecCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ampilly-le-Sec
Ampilly-le-SecCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1511%15%17%
15–248.4%11%11%
25–4416%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+36%24%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education20%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ampilly-le-Sec: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns

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

Ampilly-le-Sec has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 9.7% of commuters in Ampilly-le-Sec go to work without a car, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

The unemployment rate comes to 8.2%. Ampilly-le-Sec holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 4.8% of working residents in Ampilly-le-Sec didn’t travel to work at all.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ampilly-le-Sec, 0.4 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Ampilly-le-Sec than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.61/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.16/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Ampilly-le-Sec.

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ampilly-le-Sec€6.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)
€7.16/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 Ampilly-le-Sec

11pages on Ampilly-le-Sec

Landmarks

Ampilly-le-Sec has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Forges (anciennes): Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Ampilly-le-Sec

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ampilly-le-Sec as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Ampilly-le-Sec’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 Côte-d'Or →
Châtillon-sur-SeineMontbardChâtillon-sur-SeineMontbardAmpilly-le-Sec
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ampilly-le-Sec322—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,4433.9AA+C+B
Montbard4,63915BA−C+A−

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

About Ampilly-le-Sec

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Ampilly-le-Sec is a commune of 322 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
322 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
9.4 sq mi (24.4 km²)
INSEE code
21012

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.