Chapelle du hameau de Layer: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bissey-la-Côte.
Who lives here
Few people in Bissey-la-Côte are 15 to 24: 9%, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
45.9median age
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. In addition, under 15: 18% of residents.
Bissey-la-CôteCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. 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
Bissey-la-Côte keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bissey-la-Côte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 7.3% of commuters in Bissey-la-Côte go to work without a car, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €27,780 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). 9.1% of Bissey-la-Côte’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 10.3%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
0
jobs based in Bissey-la-Côte, 0.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Bissey-la-Côte is a commune of 133 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
Population
133 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
21077
Bissey-la-Côte’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.