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Chaudenay-le-ChâteauCôte-d'Or

With 48 residents, it is a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.72

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chaudenay-le-Château a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chaudenay-le-Château has none. 30% of its homes are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.

What makes Chaudenay-le-Château stand out

The 2 things Chaudenay-le-Château does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

15% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 38.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Château (vestiges de l'ancien) · Inscrit · Photo: Nicole Jacquin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Chaudenay-le-Château’s story

Chaudenay-le-Château in pictures

Chaudenay-le-Château has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1950.

74% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1950First protected: Château (vestiges de l'ancien)

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Nearby attractions

Château de Chaudenay-le-Château and 3 more in and around Chaudenay-le-Château

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chaudenay-le-Château. Best known first.

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AttractionAttractionChâteau de Chaudenay-le-Châteauin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf4.4 km north, in Châteauneuf AttractionAttractionMaison du Mouton4.5 km north, in Châteauneuf ChâteauChâteauChâteau Sainte-Sabine2.2 km northwest, in Sainte-Sabine

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaudenay-le-Château.

Who lives here

A town of families: 25% of people in Chaudenay-le-Château are under 15, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). 13% of adults hold a degree. Residents of Chaudenay-le-Château have a median age of 38.5.

38.5median age

Chaudenay-le-ChâteauCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat41%

Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 71 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chaudenay-le-Château
	Chaudenay-le-Château	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	25%	15%	17%
15–24	10%	11%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	15%	24%	22%
No diploma	9.4%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	41%	17%	18%
Higher education	13%	31%	30%

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Ages38.5 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households20 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad8.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chaudenay-le-Château?”

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

History

Old homes shape Chaudenay-le-Château: 74% were built before 1919, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

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

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. Chaudenay-le-Château has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

13th c.

oldest protected part

1950

first monument protected

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Age of homes74% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chaudenay-le-Château?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chaudenay-le-Château walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7%

Unemployment is 7.1%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

Public transport8%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Chaudenay-le-Château, 0.2 per working resident

7.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Chaudenay-le-Château costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.72/m² a month

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

€8.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chaudenay-le-Château€8.72/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€8.72/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.98 to €10.89/m² a month)

€8.94/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.72/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chaudenay-le-Château

12pages on Chaudenay-le-Château

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.5 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here HousingFlood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Chaudenay-le-Château has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Château (vestiges de l'ancien)Château · 13th & 14th c.

Classé

Croix en pierreCross · in Sainte-Sabine, 1.3 mi

Classé

Château de Châteauneuf, actuellement muséeChâteau · 13th–18th c. · in Châteauneuf, 2.7 mi

Classé

Ancienne Abbaye cistercienne de la Bussière, actuellement Centre d'ac…Abbey · 12th–19th c. · in La Bussière-sur-Ouche, 4.4 mi

Photo credits

Château (vestiges de l'ancien): Photo: Nicole Jacquin · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chaudenay-le-Château

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaudenay-le-Château yet.

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Chaudenay-le-Château’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 →

BeauneNuits-Saint-GeorgesGevrey-ChambertinChaudenay-le-Château

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chaudenay-le-Château	48	—	—	—	—	—
Beaune	20,352	14	B⁺	C	C⁻	A⁻
Nuits-Saint-Georges	5,235	15	A	B	B⁻	B⁻
Gevrey-Chambertin	2,917	17	B⁻	C⁺	C⁺	C

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

About Chaudenay-le-Château

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

Chaudenay-le-Château is a commune of 48 people in the Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche. 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: 48 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code: 21156

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 9, 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.