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ÉchigeyCôte-d'Or

A town of 316 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Échigey a good place to live?

Échigey is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Échigey stand out

The one thing Échigey does most differently from other towns.

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Échigey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Échigey’s story

No historic monuments in Échigey

The Culture ministry lists no building in Échigey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Rémy, in Brazey-en-Plaine, 3.6 mi away.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échigey.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Échigey, above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 13% of residents are 65 or older. People aged 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.

35.6median age
ÉchigeyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Échigey
ÉchigeyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–2413%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+13%24%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education27%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Échigey has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

Per resident in work, Échigey counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €24,710 a year per consumption unit, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Échigey, 0.4 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Échigey is €12.15/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.86/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 9 homes in Échigey.

€12.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Échigey€12.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€12.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.15 to €14.55/m² a month)
€9.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de Tart and 2 more in and around Échigey

Heritage in and near Échigey. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Échigey

12pages on Échigey

Landmarks

Nothing in Échigey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Échigey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Échigey yet.

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Échigey’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 →
GenlisNeuilly-CrimoloisChevigny-Saint-SauveurLongvicAuxonneQuetignyGenlisNeuilly-CrimoloisChevigny-Saint-SauveurLongvicAuxonneQuetignyÉchigey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Échigey316—————
Genlis5,0934.2A−BB+C−
Neuilly-Crimolois3,5887.5B+CA+B−
Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur11,1088.4BC−B+B
Longvic8,8969.6C+CC+C
Auxonne7,5819.7C+A−C+C
Quetigny8,9719.9CC−C−B

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

About Échigey

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

Échigey is a commune of 316 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise. 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
316 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
21242

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 October 30, 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.