Bligny-lès-Beaune’s schools beat most: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points above the expected rate. Households here earn well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,486/m² costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. It is hard to get around without a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bligny-lès-Beaune has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bligny-lès-Beaune with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bligny-lès-Beaune.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Bligny-lès-Beaune than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 97.7%
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Bligny-lès-Beaune, 95.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 74% passed the bac pro, of 31 candidates. A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Bligny-lès-Beaune than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,400 a year. Unemployment stood at 5.7%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Bligny-lès-Beaune didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Bligny-lès-Beaune, 0.3 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 22% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Bligny-lès-Beaune’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 65% of compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 87 residents of Bligny-lès-Beaune died, against 105 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 17% fewer. Adjusted mortality locally: 83 deaths for every 100 expected.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bligny-lès-Beaune · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bligny-lès-Beaune keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Bligny-lès-Beaune has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bligny-lès-Beaune than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.27/m² a month
€2,486/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,486/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Bligny-lès-Beaune between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bligny-lès-Beaune€2,486/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,620/m²
33
€11.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.07 to €14.01/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Bligny-lès-Beaune has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
44.3median age
19% are under 15, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 35% have a degree. Typical age in Bligny-lès-Beaune: 44.3, the median.
Bligny-lès-BeauneCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Bligny-lès-Beaune is a commune of 1,288 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
1,288 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.8 sq mi (7.2 km²)
INSEE code
21086
Bligny-lès-Beaune’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bligny-lès-Beaune
Is Bligny-lès-Beaune safe?
Bligny-lès-Beaune has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Bligny-lès-Beaune good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 80 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé du Saint-Coeur in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bligny-lès-Beaune expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,486/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bligny-lès-Beaune grades B− for cost of living.
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.
