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Population 65: a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Arrans falls below the line for grades. 19% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The 2 things Arrans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arrans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Rochefort (vestiges), in Asnières-en-Montagne, 3 mi away.
66% 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 Arrans.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. The median resident of Arrans is 45 years old.
44% women, 56% men
About 79 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Arrans | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
14.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stands at 10.3%.
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.
Arrans recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arrans 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 Arrans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrans | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbard | 4,639 | 4.9 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 14 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 5,443 | 16 | A | A+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arrans is a commune of 65 people in the Communauté de communes du Montbardois. 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 October 30, 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.