Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaines-en-Duesmois.
Who lives here
Fontaines-en-Duesmois has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24
22% of adults hold a degree, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
50.3median age
Fontaines-en-DuesmoisCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fontaines-en-Duesmois has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
For its 50 residents in work, Fontaines-en-Duesmois has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. Half of residents lived on more than €21,720 a year per consumption unit, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how just over a fifth of commuters travelled at the census.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
On foot12%
Public transport5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Fontaines-en-Duesmois, 0.5 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre: Photo: Michel FOUCHER · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle, lavoir et abreuvoir formant un ensemble: Photo: Christophe.Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5
Famous people from Fontaines-en-Duesmois
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fontaines-en-Duesmois as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Fontaines-en-Duesmois
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Fontaines-en-Duesmois is a commune of 116 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
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.