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Some 84 people live in this town, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Essarois has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 26% of its housing. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Essarois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Essarois; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Essarois.
Among adults, 16% have a degree. 14% are under 15, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Essarois is 57.4.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Essarois | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 46% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Essarois; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
14.3% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Essarois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Essarois. Best known first.
Essarois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Essarois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essarois | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 5,443 | 12 | A | A+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Essarois is a commune of 84 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
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.