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In Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 124 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Boux-sous-Salmaise falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 27% of homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Boux-sous-Salmaise does most differently from other towns.
Boux-sous-Salmaise has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boux-sous-Salmaise.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Boux-sous-Salmaise is 51.3 years old. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Boux-sous-Salmaise | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Boux-sous-Salmaise has 2 historic monuments 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
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 12.5% of commuters at the census. 9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Sales in Boux-sous-Salmaise from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Boux-sous-Salmaise. Best known first.
The list names few of Boux-sous-Salmaise’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Bouzot (ancien): Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Boux-sous-Salmaise as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boux-sous-Salmaise | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 9.7 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 14 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Montbard | 4,639 | 18 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Boux-sous-Salmaise is a commune of 124 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine. 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 9, 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.