Some subjects shine; others lag. Overall, Dijon earns a C+, better than 43% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #17 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+): 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 45% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Dijon 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 Dijon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
44.5% of commuters in Dijon go to work without a car, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Dijon counts 1.4 jobs (100,750 jobs, 70,700 workers). 12.8% of the labour force were unemployed, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,140 a year per consumption unit.
45%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving51%
Public transport23%
On foot13%
Bicycle9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100,750
jobs based in Dijon, 1.4 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Dijon has 216 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2019. Per 10,000 residents, Dijon counts 13 protected monuments, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Ancien Hôtel Lemullier de Bressey. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C−
The middle sale price in Dijon: €2,696/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Dijon goes for €3,251/m², an apartment for €2,632/m². Houses were 13% of what sold. Sales locally from July 2023 to June 2026: 8,577 houses and apartments.
€2,696/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dijon€2,696/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,251/m²
1,078
Apartments
€2,632/m²
7,499
€13.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.83 to €16.43/m² a month)
7.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Dijon Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Dijon sees more crime per resident than 77% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Dijon. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 10.2 cases of violence against people and 18.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Dijon logged 4,333 recorded offenses.
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,678
Other physical violence686
Family violence509
Theft from vehicles480
Burglary425
Sexual violence358
Vehicle theft170
Armed robbery27
Theft without violence2,262
Fraud1,142
Drug use818
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,333
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Dijon run below what its ages would predict: 81 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Côte-d'Or live to 86.1 on average and men to 80.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 13,898 deaths in Dijon from 2016 to 2025; there were 12,552, 10% fewer. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Dijon can choose among 184 GPs.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
184
GPs in Dijon · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon
1.5 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
A young town: 22% of people in Dijon are 15 to 24, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Under 15: 13% of residents. 44% of adults hold a degree.
34.5median age
DijonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Ancien Hôtel Lemullier de Bressey: Photo: François de Dijon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour dite du Petit Saint-Benigne: Photo: François de Dijon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbaye de Clairvaux (ancienne): Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Philibert (ancienne): Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gustave Eiffel: Nadar, Public domain · Jean-Philippe Rameau: Attributed to Joseph Aved / Formerly attributed to Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Public domain · Roger Guillemin: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Philippe III de Bourgogne: After Rogier van der Weyden, Public domain · Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet: Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain · Claude Jade: Annola, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dijon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dijon
Is Dijon safe?
It grades C− for safety, #17 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 425 burglaries and 1,678 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dijon good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #8 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. 95% of 180 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Les Arcades in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dijon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.34/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Dijon grades C− for cost of living.
About Dijon
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Dijon is a commune of 161,830 people in the Dijon Métropole. 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
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.
