Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 493 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chaignay has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chaignay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Système d’adduction d’eau, in Saussy, 5.3 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaignay.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.6%. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%). The age that splits Chaignay in two is 46.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chaignay | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 6.8%. Jobs based in Chaignay number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.2 per worker).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Chaignay.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chaignay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chaignay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaignay | 493 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Is-sur-Tille | 4,302 | 3.6 | A | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 9.4 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 9.9 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Talant | 11,896 | 10 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 11 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 11 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chaignay is a commune of 493 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon. 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 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.