Couchey’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.6 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €2,643/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Couchey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Couchey 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 Couchey.
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Couchey than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 95.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 91% of 66 candidates passed the bac pro. 92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Couchey, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (92.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Couchey, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 126 deaths in Couchey from 2016 to 2025; there were 101, 20% fewer. Also worth knowing: this Côte-d'Or town has 2 family doctors.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Couchey · 4.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon
5.9 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
Few people in Couchey are 15 to 24: 8.4%, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 14% are under 15, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
51.3median age
CoucheyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Couchey is better off than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €30,950 a year per consumption unit
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 10.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Couchey, 0.9 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 67% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Couchey keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Couchey is Croix du cimetière. The protected list starts in the 16th century. Since 2021, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Couchey’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,643/m²: 48 houses and apartments sold in Couchey between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €10.99/m² a month.
€2,643/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Couchey€2,643/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,660/m²
42
€12.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €15.21/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Couchey
Is Couchey safe?
Couchey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Couchey good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns. 97% of 229 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Stephen Liégeard in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Couchey 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 €2,643/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Couchey grades B− for cost of living.
About Couchey
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Couchey is a commune of 1,103 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
1,103 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
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.