Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bèze.
Who lives here
Few people in Bèze are 65 or over: 17%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
38% of adults hold a degree, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. At 44.3, the median resident of Bèze sits in the middle of the age range.
44.3median age
BèzeCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bèze: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bèze counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Maison du 13e siècle, sur la place publique. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Bèze, 3.7%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Bèze counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 400 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €29,520 a year per consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Bèze, 0.3 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Maison du 13e siècle, sur la place publique: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bèze
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bèze is a commune of 739 people in the Communauté de communes Mirebellois et Fontenois. 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
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.
