Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 451: a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ancey out for now. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The one thing Ancey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ancey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is agglomération gallo-romaine de Mediolanum, in Mâlain, 1 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ancey.
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 21% of residents. At 43.5, the median resident of Ancey sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ancey | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 54% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.8% of commuters travelled at the census. Ancey holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. The median disposable income is €28,500 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.14/m² a month. Sales in Ancey from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ancey. Best known first.
Nothing in Ancey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ancey yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancey | 451 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talant | 11,896 | 8.2 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 8.8 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 8.9 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 9.4 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 9.8 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 10 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ancey is a commune of 451 people in the Communauté de communes Ouche et Montagne. 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
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.