Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
35 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Charencey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes.
The one thing Charencey does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Charencey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin, in Villy-en-Auxois, 1.8 mi away.
56% 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 Charencey.
21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and near compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 46% of adults. At 43.8, the median resident of Charencey sits in the middle of the age range.
58% women, 42% men
About 74 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Charencey | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 46% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport 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.
The market in Charencey: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Charencey. Best known first.
Nothing in Charencey 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 Charencey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charencey | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 16 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Talant | 11,896 | 17 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 18 | A− | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charencey is a commune of 35 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 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.