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Gilly-lès-CîteauxCôte-d'Or

It is a town of 727 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Gilly-lès-Cîteaux a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux falls below the line for grades.

Château des Abbés de Citeaux (ancien)
Château des Abbés de Citeaux (ancien) · Inscrit · Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gilly-lès-Cîteaux’s story

Gilly-lès-Cîteaux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1978First protected: Château des Abbés de Citeaux (ancien)
  • 2015Most recently protected: Grange de Saulx
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux.

History

Old homes shape Gilly-lès-Cîteaux: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

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

Among adults, 43% have a degree. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Residents of Gilly-lès-Cîteaux have a median age of 44.6.

44.6median age
Gilly-lès-CîteauxCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma9%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education43%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux
Gilly-lès-CîteauxCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–248%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+21%24%22%
No diploma9.4%22%19%
CAP or BEP24%25%26%
Baccalauréat20%17%18%
Higher education43%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux run higher than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €32,310 a year per consumption unit

14.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 3.5%. Per resident in work, Gilly-lès-Cîteaux counts 0.8 jobs (300 jobs, 350 workers).

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
Public transport8%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, 0.8 per working resident
3.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 4.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Gilly-lès-Cîteaux96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Félix TisserandNearest collègeCollègeCollège15796%+2 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux is €12.49/m² a month

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

Houses made up 94% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux.

€12.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gilly-lès-Cîteaux€12.49/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.62 to €16.23/m² a month)
€10.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Gilly-lès-Cîteaux and 7 more in and around Gilly-lès-Cîteaux

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Gilly-lès-Cîteaux. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gilly-lès-Cîteaux

13pages on Gilly-lès-Cîteaux

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Château des Abbés de Citeaux (ancien): Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Gilly-lès-Cîteaux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux yet.

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Gilly-lès-Cîteaux’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 →
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesGevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveLongvicNeuilly-CrimoloisNuits-Saint-GeorgesGevrey-ChambertinMarsannay-la-CôteChenôveLongvicNeuilly-CrimoloisGilly-lès-Cîteaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Gilly-lès-Cîteaux727—————
Nuits-Saint-Georges5,2352.8ABB−B−
Gevrey-Chambertin2,9173.8B−C+C+C
Marsannay-la-Côte5,4337.1B+C−B−A
Chenôve14,2448.4CB−C−C−
Longvic8,8968.9C+CC+C
Neuilly-Crimolois3,5889.6B+CA+B−

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

About Gilly-lès-Cîteaux

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

Gilly-lès-Cîteaux is a commune of 727 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
727 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.3 sq mi (11.1 km²)
INSEE code
21297

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.