Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brochon.
Who lives here
Brochon is a graduates’ town: 41% hold a degree, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. The middle age in Brochon is 49.8.
49.8median age
BrochonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Brochon: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Brochon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Since 2020, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Among the classé monuments locally is Château Stéphen-Liégeard.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Brochon is better off than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,900 a year per consumption unit
12.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 4.7%. 500 jobs are based in Brochon, for 300 working residents (1.7 per worker).
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Brochon, 1.7 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Brochon
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brochon is a commune of 664 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
664 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
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.