Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
493 people live in this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Darois out for now. Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
The one thing Darois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Darois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Louis (ancienne), in Lantenay, 4.5 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Darois.
Nearly a third of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Darois | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 53% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 2.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Darois holds 350 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 1.7 jobs each.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Darois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Darois. Best known first.
Nothing in Darois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Darois yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darois | 493 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Talant | 11,896 | 4.5 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 5.2 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 6.4 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 7.2 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 7.8 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 8.3 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Darois is a commune of 493 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 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
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.