Housing is within reach (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths: bac results 2.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. What holds it back is jobs & income — 2 jobs per working resident; 14.5% unemployment. Crime runs high: an average of 11.4 recorded violent incidents and 12 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at A, #3 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. That leaves it better than 89% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Châtillon-sur-Seine with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église des Génovéfains (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Mamapig · CC BY-SA 4.0
Châtillon-sur-Seine’s story
Châtillon-sur-Seine in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 24 historic monuments in Châtillon-sur-Seine: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 17 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 44 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 99% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1909.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1909First protected: Château des ducs de Bourgogne (ruines)
The Culture ministry lists 24 historic monuments in Châtillon-sur-Seine: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 17 inscrit (the second level).
Château des ducs de Bourgogne (ruines): Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Vorles: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bibliothèque municipale (ancien auditoire royal et chambre de ville): Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
History
Châtillon-sur-Seine is rich in protected monuments: 44 per 10,000 residents, more than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns
24historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Châtillon-sur-Seine is Château des ducs de Bourgogne (ruines). The Culture ministry lists 24 historic monuments here: 7 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 17 inscrit (the second level). Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Châtillon-sur-Seine costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.22/m² a month
€903/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Côte-d'Or costs less to buy into than Châtillon-sur-Seine, at €903/m², the lowest of 21. A house in Châtillon-sur-Seine goes for €1,105/m², an apartment for €742/m². 221 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €903/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-sur-Seine€903/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,105/m²
125
Apartments
€742/m²
96
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.39 to €10.58/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Châtillon-sur-Seine has higher unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 14.5%
19%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 1,700 residents in work, Châtillon-sur-Seine has 3,350 jobs: 2 each. The median disposable income was €21,250 a year per consumption unit, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: nearly a fifth of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot13%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,350
jobs based in Châtillon-sur-Seine, 2 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Châtillon-sur-Seine hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
48.2median age
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 15% of residents. 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Châtillon-sur-SeineCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
More crime per resident in Châtillon-sur-Seine than in 60% of compared French towns
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded offenses in Châtillon-sur-Seine came to 156 in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage53
Other physical violence34
Family violence32
Sexual violence13
Vehicle theft13
Theft from vehicles11
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence28
Fraud20
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
156
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of burglary go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Châtillon-sur-Seine sees fewer deaths than 57% of compared French towns
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
948 deaths in Châtillon-sur-Seine between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 871: 9% above. Its two care homes for older people (208 places) count their residents as Châtillon-sur-Seine’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. Average lifespans in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women, 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 20 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Châtillon-sur-Seine · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Hco site de Chatillon Sur Seine
27.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Morlevat Semur En Auxois
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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About Châtillon-sur-Seine
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Châtillon-sur-Seine is a commune of 5,443 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
5,443 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
12.8 sq mi (33.3 km²)
INSEE code
21154
Questions about Châtillon-sur-Seine
Is Châtillon-sur-Seine safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #12 of 20 in Côte-d'Or.
Are schools in Châtillon-sur-Seine good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #3 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon-sur-Seine expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €903/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtillon-sur-Seine grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
