Courcelles-lès-SemurCôte-d'Or
In Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, this town has 221 residents.
Is Courcelles-lès-Semur a good place to live?
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Courcelles-lès-Semur out for now.

Château · Inscrit · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Courcelles-lès-Semur’s story
Courcelles-lès-Semur in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Courcelles-lès-Semur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courcelles-lès-Semur.
Who lives here
Few people in Courcelles-lès-Semur are 15 to 24: 5.6%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
18% are under 15, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
54median age
Ages · share of residents
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Courcelles-lès-Semur | Courcelles-lès-Semur | Côte-d'Or median | France median |
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| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
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| 15–24 | 5.6% | 11% | 11% |
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| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
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| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
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| 65+ | 26% | 24% | 22% |
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| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
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| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
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| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
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| Higher education | 28% | 31% | 30% |
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INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Courcelles-lès-Semur keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Courcelles-lès-Semur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Courcelles-lès-Semur, 2.2%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 1.1% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €26,180 a year per consumption unit, close to both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970).
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving97%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Courcelles-lès-Semur, 0.2 per working resident
2.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Courcelles-lès-Semur costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.08/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Courcelles-lès-Semur recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€8.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Courcelles-lès-Semur€8.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.63 to €9.86/m² a month)
€8.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nearby attractionsChâteau de Bierre and 3 more in and around Courcelles-lès-Semur
Heritage in and near Courcelles-lès-Semur. Best known first.
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Everything we know about Courcelles-lès-Semur
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Landmarks
The list names few of Courcelles-lès-Semur’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
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Famous people from Courcelles-lès-Semur
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courcelles-lès-Semur yet.
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How the neighbors grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Courcelles-lès-Semur
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Courcelles-lès-Semur is a commune of 221 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. 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
- 221 (INSEE, census 2023)
- Intercommunality
- Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois
- Département
- Côte-d'Or (21)
- Région
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Area
- 4.7 sq mi (12 km²)
- INSEE code
- 21205
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.