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145 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
There are no grades for Bligny-le-Sec: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 18% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Bligny-le-Sec does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bligny-le-Sec; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bligny-le-Sec.
Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Line up the people of Bligny-le-Sec by age and the one in the middle is 49.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bligny-le-Sec | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bligny-le-Sec; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €27,800 a year per consumption unit, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 14.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Bligny-le-Sec didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Bligny-le-Sec.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bligny-le-Sec has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bligny-le-Sec yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bligny-le-Sec | 145 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talant | 11,896 | 14 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 15 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 15 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 16 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 16 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 17 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bligny-le-Sec is a commune of 145 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 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
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 4, 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.