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Flavigny-sur-OzerainCôte-d'Or

It is a town of 274 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Flavigny-sur-Ozerain a good place to live?

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.

What makes Flavigny-sur-Ozerain stand out

The 2 things Flavigny-sur-Ozerain does most differently from other towns.

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Portes de la ville
Portes de la ville · Classé · Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 1.0
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain’s story

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain counts 8 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2002.

73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Saint-Genest
  • 2002The protected historic area is created
  • 2013Most recently protected: Ancienne abbatiale Saint-Pierre de Flavigny
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain counts 8 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Ancienne abbatiale Saint-Pierre de Flavigny: Photo: SchiDD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Genest: Photo: Philippe Theurey · Public domain · Maison Buret: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain.

Who lives here

Children make up only 6.7% of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

58.6median age

Retirement age and beyond: just over a third of residents are 65 or older. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 41% of adults.

Flavigny-sur-OzerainCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 64 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain
Flavigny-sur-OzerainCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 156.7%15%17%
15–248.6%11%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+35%24%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP17%25%26%
Baccalauréat24%17%18%
Higher education41%31%30%

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

History

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 73% built before 1919

8historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain counts 8 historic monuments: 5 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second. Since 2002, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in the town is Camp A de l'armée de César.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé5
Inscrit3
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
2002
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
73%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is better off than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,630 a year per consumption unit

18%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs based in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain number 200, against 100 residents in work (1.4 per worker). 17.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 9.3% are unemployed.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving31%
Public transport12%
On foot6%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, 1.4 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
51%
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 Flavigny-sur-Ozerain costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.05/m² a month. Sales in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.84/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

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Nearby attractions

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Flavigny-sur-Ozerain

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About Flavigny-sur-Ozerain

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

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain is a commune of 274 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine. 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
274 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code
21271

Flavigny-sur-Ozerain’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Venarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardVenarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardFlavigny-sur-Ozerain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain274—————
Venarey-les-Laumes2,7473.8A−AA+C
Semur-en-Auxois3,9868.8A−A−CB−
Montbard4,63912BA−C+A−

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

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 9, 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.