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A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 679 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bessey-lès-Cîteaux falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bessey-lès-Cîteaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Rémy, in Brazey-en-Plaine, 3 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bessey-lès-Cîteaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bessey-lès-Cîteaux.
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Bessey-lès-Cîteaux has a median age of 42.2 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bessey-lès-Cîteaux | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income is €27,850 a year for each consumption unit. Bessey-lès-Cîteaux holds 50 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. The census found 4.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.86/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 26 homes in Bessey-lès-Cîteaux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bessey-lès-Cîteaux. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bessey-lès-Cîteaux yet.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bessey-lès-Cîteaux is a commune of 679 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessey-lès-Cîteaux | 679 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 6.7 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 8.7 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 9.5 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 9.9 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 10 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Longvic | 8,896 | 10 | C+ | C | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.