Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 652 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Barges is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Barges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont-aqueduc des Arvaux sur la Varaude, in Noiron-sous-Gevrey, 1.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barges.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population. Among adults, 45% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Barges | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,640 a year per consumption unit, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). 3.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Barges has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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 €10.99/m² a month. Sales in Barges from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Barges. Best known first.
Nothing in Barges 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 Barges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barges | 652 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 3.7 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 5.2 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 5.4 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Longvic | 8,896 | 5.5 | C+ | C | C+ | C |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 6.3 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 6.9 | B | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Barges is a commune of 652 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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.