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814 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bligny-sur-Ouche has none. 14% of homes here are second homes. Homes go for a median €1,228/m². It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Bligny-sur-Ouche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bligny-sur-Ouche; none is classé, France’s top protection.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
François Gilliot, born in 1822, is the one person born in Bligny-sur-Ouche before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bligny-sur-Ouche.
Children under 15 make up 14%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 23% of adults. Ages in Bligny-sur-Ouche split evenly at 52.6: half are older, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bligny-sur-Ouche | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bligny-sur-Ouche; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Bligny-sur-Ouche counts 1 jobs (300 jobs, 350 workers). Also worth knowing: 7.2% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.94/m² a month. Houses were 97% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 36 homes in Bligny-sur-Ouche.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,229/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bligny-sur-Ouche. Best known first.
Bligny-sur-Ouche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bligny-sur-Ouche.
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-sur-Ouche | 814 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Beaune | 20,352 | 10 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 13 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Chagny Saône-et-Loire | 5,350 | 14 | A− | A− | C+ | D |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 17 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bligny-sur-Ouche is a commune of 814 people in the Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.