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BilleyCôte-d'Or

A town of 245 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Billey a good place to live?

Billey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Billey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Billey’s story

No historic monuments in Billey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Billey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Auxonne, 4 mi away.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Billey.

Who lives here

Few people in Billey are 15 to 24: 6.7%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

Graduates make up 25% of adults. 18% are under 15, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.

46.8median age
BilleyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Billey
BilleyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–246.7%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+22%24%22%
No diploma14%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%17%18%
Higher education25%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Billey walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2%

Of those in the labour force, 7.4% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €26,560 a year per consumption unit, close to both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Billey didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Billey, 0.1 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Billey costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Billey recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Billey€10.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€10.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €13.57/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Billey

11pages on Billey

Landmarks

Nothing in Billey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Billey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Billey yet.

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Billey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
AuxonneDoleDamparisTavauxGenlisNeuilly-CrimoloisAuxonneDoleDamparisTavauxGenlisNeuilly-CrimoloisBilley
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Billey245—————
Auxonne7,5813.7C+A−C+C
Dole Jura23,8404.7B−B+CB−
Damparis Jura2,5875BA−AC−
Tavaux Jura3,8887AB+BA−
Genlis5,09312A−BB+C−
Neuilly-Crimolois3,58817B+CA+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Billey

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Billey is a commune of 245 people in the Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône. 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
245 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²)
INSEE code
21074

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.