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CommarinCôte-d'Or

A town of 122 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Commarin a good place to live?

Commarin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Commarin stand out

The 2 things Commarin does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Commarin
Château de Commarin · Classé · Photo: Nick · CC BY 2.0
Commarin’s story

Commarin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Commarin: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1949First protected: Château de Commarin
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Nearby attractions

Château de Commarin and 3 more in and around Commarin

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Commarin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Commarin.

Who lives here

Few people in Commarin are 15 to 24: 4.1%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 43% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Commarin: 56, the median. 30% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Côte-d'Or 31%, France 30%).

56median age
CommarinCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Commarin
CommarinCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–244.1%11%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6420%26%26%
65+43%24%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%25%26%
Baccalauréat23%17%18%
Higher education30%31%30%

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

History

Commarin keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Commarin is Château de Commarin. Its heritage reaches back to the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1942
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Commarin walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%

Unemployment stood at 6.7%, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 16.3% of Commarin’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €25,190 a year.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot5%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Commarin, 0.4 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Commarin costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or 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.

Sales in Commarin from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€8.72/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Commarin€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

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Commarin

12pages on Commarin

Landmarks

The list names few of Commarin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Commarin: Photo: Nick · CC BY 2.0

Famous people from Commarin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Commarin yet.

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Commarin’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 →
Gevrey-ChambertinNuits-Saint-GeorgesMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveTalantGevrey-ChambertinNuits-Saint-GeorgesMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveTalantCommarin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Commarin122—————
Gevrey-Chambertin2,91716B−C+C+C
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,23516ABB−B−
Marsannay-la-Côte5,43316B+C−B−A
Chenôve14,24417CB−C−C−
Talant11,89617BC−BB+

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

About Commarin

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

Commarin is a commune of 122 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
122 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Pouilly-en-Auxois/Bligny-sur-Ouche
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²)
INSEE code
21187

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 October 30, 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.