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72 residents make their home in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Billy-lès-Chanceaux: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 35% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Billy-lès-Chanceaux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Billy-lès-Chanceaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Site archéologique et paysager des Sources de la Seine, in Source-Seine, 4.1 mi away.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Billy-lès-Chanceaux 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 Billy-lès-Chanceaux.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. The median resident of Billy-lès-Chanceaux is 46.8 years old. 31% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Côte-d'Or 31%, France 30%).
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Billy-lès-Chanceaux | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
17.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 10.5%.
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.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in Billy-lès-Chanceaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Billy-lès-Chanceaux yet.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Billy-lès-Chanceaux is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy-lès-Chanceaux | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 12 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 18 | A− | A− | C | B− |
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.