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A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 240 people.

Population

240

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.69

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,890

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Coulmier-le-Sec a good place to live?

Coulmier-le-Sec has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

Maison des Templiers · Classé · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Coulmier-le-Sec’s story

Coulmier-le-Sec in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulmier-le-Sec counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1889First protected: Menhir de la Grande Borne
2017Most recently protected: site de la Fosse

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulmier-le-Sec.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Coulmier-le-Sec hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

25% of residents are 65 or over, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of the population. Coulmier-le-Sec has a median age of 49.3 years.

49.3median age

Coulmier-le-SecCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Coulmier-le-Sec
	Coulmier-le-Sec	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	9.8%	11%	11%
25–44	19%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	25%	24%	22%
No diploma	27%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	17%	18%
Higher education	15%	31%	30%

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Ages49.3 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Coulmier-le-Sec?”

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

History

Old homes shape Coulmier-le-Sec: 58% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Coulmier-le-Sec is Menhir de la Grande Borne. On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulmier-le-Sec counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Menhir de la Grande Borne Prehistory
Maison des Templiers 16th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

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Age of homes58% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Coulmier-le-Sec?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Coulmier-le-Sec, 2.9%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs based in Coulmier-le-Sec number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). 13.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving74%

On foot8%

Public transport4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Coulmier-le-Sec, 0.5 per working resident

2.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,890

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

12%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,890 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Coulmier-le-Sec costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.69/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Coulmier-le-Sec. The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Coulmier-le-Sec€7.69/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)

€7.16/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Coulmier-le-Sec

12pages on Coulmier-le-Sec

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.4 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.3 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Coulmier-le-Sec counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Menhir de la Grande BorneStanding stone · Prehistory

Inscrit

site de la FosseFarm building

Photo credits

Menhir de la Grande Borne: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Coulmier-le-Sec

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Coulmier-le-Sec yet.

How we find them →

Coulmier-le-Sec’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 →

Châtillon-sur-SeineMontbardVenarey-les-LaumesCoulmier-le-Sec

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Coulmier-le-Sec	240	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	8.4	A	A⁺	C⁺	B
Montbard	4,639	11	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Venarey-les-Laumes	2,747	15	A⁻	A	A⁺	C

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

About Coulmier-le-Sec

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

Coulmier-le-Sec is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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: 240 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 12.3 sq mi (32 km²)
INSEE code: 21201

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.