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It is a town of 181 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Cirey-lès-Pontailler isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Cirey-lès-Pontailler does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cirey-lès-Pontailler as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château avec son jardin, in Bressey-sur-Tille, 5.2 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Cirey-lès-Pontailler is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cirey-lès-Pontailler.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 3.8% of residents. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Cirey-lès-Pontailler has a median age of 36.3 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Cirey-lès-Pontailler | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 41% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €29,200 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Sales in Cirey-lès-Pontailler from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Cirey-lès-Pontailler as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Cirey-lès-Pontailler is a commune of 181 people in the Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirey-lès-Pontailler | 181 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 5.6 | — | A− | — | A |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 5.7 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 7.8 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 8.6 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 8.8 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Auxonne | 7,581 | 9.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.