Fontaine-lès-Dijon does especially well on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Taken together, its subjects give Fontaine-lès-Dijon an A− overall, better than 84% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #4 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. The catch is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for schools.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Fontaine-lès-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.
Église Saint-Bernard: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Couvent et Basilique Saint-Bernard: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-lès-Dijon.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Fontaine-lès-Dijon run higher than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €31,830 a year per consumption unit
23%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 23.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Fontaine-lès-Dijon counts 0.9 jobs (3,250 jobs, 3,700 workers). Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport14%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,250
jobs based in Fontaine-lès-Dijon, 0.9 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,830
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 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Fontaine-lès-Dijon run below what its ages would predict: 70 per 100 expected, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,106 deaths in Fontaine-lès-Dijon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,420: 22% below. Life expectancy at birth in Côte-d'Or is 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 18 general practitioners locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Fontaine-lès-Dijon · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
1.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Fontaine-lès-Dijon sells for €2,959/m², more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
€2,959/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.58/m² a month, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (€12.92/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Fontaine-lès-Dijon is the second most expensive of the 21 towns in Côte-d'Or, at €2,959/m². Apartments in Fontaine-lès-Dijon sell for €2,558/m², houses for €3,400/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontaine-lès-Dijon€2,959/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,400/m²
196
Apartments
€2,558/m²
226
€13.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.02 to €16.72/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.07/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
Who lives here
Fontaine-lès-Dijon is a graduates’ town: 48% hold a degree, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
52.5median age
31% of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 13%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
Fontaine-lès-DijonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Fontaine-lès-Dijon ranks below 60% of compared French towns for crime per resident
2.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
More of the graded crimes in Fontaine-lès-Dijon were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Fontaine-lès-Dijon show 169 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.7 cases of violence against people and 16.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage69
Burglary62
Family violence20
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence7
Fraud60
Theft without violence39
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.
2.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
169
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.2%
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 · Small counts of sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2000
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2000. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. 2.5% of homes date from before 1919.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1945
first monument protected
2000
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 17 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 833 candidates at 7 lycées. The town’s schools place #10 of 20 in Côte-d'Or on results. For collège, the closest is 0.7 mi away.
Bernard de Clairvaux: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Florent Mollet: MHSC TV - Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, CC BY 3.0 · Marion Limal: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontaine-lès-Dijon is a commune of 9,252 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
Population
9,252 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Dijon Métropole
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
1.7 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
21278
Fontaine-lès-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 Fontaine-lès-Dijon
Is Fontaine-lès-Dijon safe?
It grades B for safety, #8 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 62 burglaries and 69 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fontaine-lès-Dijon good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #10 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. 97% of 306 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Montchapet in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fontaine-lès-Dijon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaine-lès-Dijon grades C− for cost of living.
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.
