Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 273 people, lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Chivres isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chivres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Charnay-lès-Chalon, 2.5 mi away.
38% 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 Chivres.
25% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.7% of residents. The median resident of Chivres is 47.4 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Chivres | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents in Chivres 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 Chivres: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chivres is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chivres yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chivres | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gergy Saône-et-Loire | 2,566 | 10 | — | B+ | — | A |
| Beaune | 20,352 | 12 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 13 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Tavaux Jura | 3,888 | 16 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Champforgeuil Saône-et-Loire | 2,637 | 16 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Damparis Jura | 2,587 | 17 | B | A− | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chivres is a commune of 273 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de Saône. 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.