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Bissey-la-CôteCôte-d'Or

In Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 133 residents.

Is Bissey-la-Côte a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bissey-la-Côte has none. 18% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Bissey-la-Côte stand out

The one thing Bissey-la-Côte does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle du hameau de Layer
Chapelle du hameau de Layer · Inscrit · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bissey-la-Côte’s story

Bissey-la-Côte in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bissey-la-Côte, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1976First protected: Chapelle du hameau de Layer
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Landmarks

Bissey-la-Côte has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

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

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

About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bissey-la-Côte
Bissey-la-CôteCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–249%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+27%24%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP37%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education21%31%30%

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.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected

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
9%
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 Bissey-la-Côte costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.61/m² a month

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Bissey-la-Côte from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bissey-la-Côte€6.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)
€6.91/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 Bissey-la-Côte

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About Bissey-la-Côte

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

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 →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
Châtillon-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeineBissey-la-Côte
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bissey-la-Côte133—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,4437.2AA+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 8, 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.