Beaune grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #10 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 9.4 recorded violent incidents and 19.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,597/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. Its strongest is walkability (A): 82% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 25% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Beaune with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaune.
History
37 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2020
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Since 2020, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. For its size, Beaune has 18 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments here is Chapelle du domaine de Bapteault.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Beaune sees fewer deaths than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 74 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,466 deaths in Beaune between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,751: 10% below. In Côte-d'Or, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. For a family doctor, residents of Beaune can choose among 27 GPs.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
27
GPs in Beaune · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Beaune than in 78% of compared French towns
Beaune comes 19th of the 20 compared towns in Côte-d'Or on the Safety Grade. Over 2025, Beaune logged 666 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
9.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage262
Burglary94
Theft from vehicles90
Other physical violence81
Family violence65
Sexual violence49
Vehicle theft25
Theft without violence205
Drug use178
Fraud102
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
666
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
94.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 1.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #6 of 20 in Côte-d'Or.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Beaune’s grade for cost of living: a C
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
962 sales of houses and apartments in Beaune, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,597/m². Apartments in Beaune sell for €2,540/m², houses for €2,669/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.52/m² a month.
€2,597/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beaune€2,597/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,669/m²
366
Apartments
€2,540/m²
596
€13.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.51 to €16.54/m² a month)
6.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Beaune, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 26% of the population. Typical age in Beaune: 47.6, the median. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%).
47.6median age
BeauneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Gaspard Monge: François-Séraphin Delpech, Public domain · Bruno Latour: KOKUYO, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Félix Ziem: Félix Ziem, Public domain · François Garnier: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., CC BY 3.0 · Raymond Saleilles: Eugène Pirou, Public domain
Beaune’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beaune
Is Beaune safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 94 burglaries and 262 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Beaune good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #6 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. The lycée stands out: 100% of 80 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé du Saint-Coeur in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Beaune expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,597/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.18/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Beaune grades C for cost of living.
About Beaune
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Beaune is a commune of 20,352 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
20,352 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
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.
