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BuffonCôte-d'Or

A town of 152 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population
152
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.81
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,050
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
17%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Buffon a good place to live?

Buffon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Buffon stand out

The 2 things Buffon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
19%2%BuffonMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
19% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
34%22%BuffonMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 52.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Domaine des anciennes forges
Domaine des anciennes forges · Classé · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Valérie75 (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5
Buffon’s story

Buffon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Buffon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1943First protected: Domaine des anciennes forges
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buffon.

Who lives here

Buffon skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns

On this, Buffon is above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town.

52.2median age
BuffonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Buffon
BuffonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.2%11%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+34%24%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education26%31%30%
Full pageBuffon’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages52.2 median age · 34% are 65 or overHouseholds70 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad4.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Buffon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Buffon: 49% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Buffon comes above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Buffon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Buffon is Domaine des anciennes forges.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

18th c.
oldest protected part
1943
first monument protected
Full pageBuffon’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes49% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Buffon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Buffon are out of work than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%

For Buffon, that is below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Buffon has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.6 per worker. At the census, 16.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
Public transport12%
On foot5%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Buffon, 0.6 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBuffon’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working residentGetting to work17% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€25,050 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Buffon than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.81/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Buffon sits below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€12.92/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.81/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Buffon€8.81/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €11.14/m² a month)
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBuffon’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.81/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Grande forge de Buffon and 2 more in and around Buffon

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Buffon. Best known first.

All attractions →
AttractionAttractionGrande forge de Buffonin townMuseumMuseumMusée de la Sidérurgiein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Rémy2.4 km southeast, in Saint-Rémy
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buffon

12pages on Buffon
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.2 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing7 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 52.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Buffon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Domaine des anciennes forgesIndustrial building · 18th c.
Classé
Château de BuffonChâteau · 18th c. · in Montbard, 3.4 mi
Classé
Église Saint-JulienChurch · in Cry, 4.2 mi
Classé
Château de Rochefort (vestiges)Château · 16th & 17th c. · in Asnières-en-Montagne, 4.5 mi
Photo credits

Domaine des anciennes forges: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Valérie75 (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Buffon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Buffon yet.

How we find them →

Buffon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Côte-d'Or →
MontbardSemur-en-AuxoisVenarey-les-LaumesMontbardSemur-en-AuxoisVenarey-les-LaumesBuffon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Buffon152—————
Montbard4,6393.4BA−C+A−
Semur-en-Auxois3,98611A−A−CB−
Venarey-les-Laumes2,74711A−AA+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Buffon

Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Buffon is a commune of 152 people in the Communauté de communes du Montbardois. 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
152 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Montbardois
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.9 km²)
INSEE code
21114

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 October 30, 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.