Good on most counts; one lags. Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur grades B overall and ranks #14 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. It comes out better than 61% of compared French towns. Where it does best is walkability — 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for schools and B for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Getting about on foot is easier in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur than in 89% of compared French towns
15%walk, cycle or take transit
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur has 5,050 jobs for 5,050 working residents, 1 per worker. 8.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 2.1% of working residents locally at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,050
jobs based in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur, 1 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.17/m² a month
€2,658/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,658/m²: 492 houses and apartments sold in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur sell for €2,857/m² and apartments for €2,538/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur€2,658/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,857/m²
143
Apartments
€2,538/m²
349
€15.17/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.87 to €17.88/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Dijon Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur is lower than in 67% of compared French towns
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur was criminal damage (2025). Graded property crimes ran at 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.2 (2023–2025 average). In all, 201 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage61
Burglary38
Family violence26
Sexual violence25
Other physical violence23
Theft from vehicles16
Vehicle theft12
Fraud89
Theft without violence42
Drug use14
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.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
201
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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 armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur has a lower adjusted death rate than 62% of compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur can choose among 25 GPs. Its care home for older people (73 places) counts its residents as Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 899 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 815, 9% fewer. At birth, a girl in Côte-d'Or can expect 86.1 years and a boy 80.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
25
GPs in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Ranked by results, schools here are #15 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. The bac pass rate near Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur is 94.0%, close to both Côte-d'Or’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur skews young, with 12% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
43.3median age
The middle age in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur is 43.3. 16% are under 15, about level with Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
Chevigny-Saint-SauveurCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur is a commune of 11,108 people in the Dijon Métropole. 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
11,108 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Dijon Métropole
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code
21171
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur
Is Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #6 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 61 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #15 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,658/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur grades C− 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.