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A town of 33 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Charny out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up just over half of residents.
The 2 things Charny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Charny: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.
85% 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 Charny.
Children under 15 make up 5.7%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. Ages in Charny split evenly at 65.5: half are older, half younger.
40% women, 60% men
About 67 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Charny | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.7% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 8.6% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 51% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 35% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 6.5% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Charny is Château (ruines). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
27.3% 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Charny’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Charny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charny | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 12 | A− | A− | C | B− |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 14 | A− | A | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Charny is a commune of 33 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. 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 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.