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Grancey-sur-OurceCôte-d'Or

A town of 172 in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

172

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.69

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€22,240

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Grancey-sur-Ource a good place to live?

There are no grades for Grancey-sur-Ource: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for two in five homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Grancey-sur-Ource stand out

The 2 things Grancey-sur-Ource does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

38% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 60. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de l'Assomption · Classé · Photo: Siren-Com · CC BY-SA 3.0

Grancey-sur-Ource’s story

Grancey-sur-Ource in pictures

Grancey-sur-Ource has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1994First protected: Église de l'Assomption

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grancey-sur-Ource.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Grancey-sur-Ource than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 9.3% are under 15

Graduates make up just over one in ten adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Grancey-sur-Ource are older than 60.

60median age

Grancey-sur-OurceCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

38%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education11%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Grancey-sur-Ource
	Grancey-sur-Ource	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	9.3%	15%	17%
15–24	7.6%	11%	11%
25–44	15%	22%	23%
45–64	31%	26%	26%
65+	38%	24%	22%
No diploma	29%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	17%	18%
Higher education	11%	31%	30%

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Ages60 median age · 38% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Grancey-sur-Ource?”

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

History

Old homes shape Grancey-sur-Ource: 61% 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.

Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Grancey-sur-Ource is Église de l'Assomption.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église de l'Assomption 19th c.

19th c.

oldest protected part

1994

first monument protected

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Age of homes61% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Grancey-sur-Ource?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Grancey-sur-Ource than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4%

Median disposable income comes to €22,240 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 3.7% of working residents in Grancey-sur-Ource to work at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%

On foot4%

Public transport4%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Grancey-sur-Ource, 0.4 per working resident

10.0%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,240

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.4 per working resident Median income€22,240 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Grancey-sur-Ource costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.69/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €6.91/m² a month. 6 houses and apartments changed hands in Grancey-sur-Ource from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grancey-sur-Ource€7.69/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)

€6.91/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grancey-sur-Ource

11pages on Grancey-sur-Ource

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Grancey-sur-Ource has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église de l'AssomptionChurch · 19th c.

Classé

Église à l'exclusion de la façade et du clocherChurch · 16th & 18th c. · in Autricourt, 1.7 mi

Classé

Croix en pierre du 16s, près de la Halle, au milieu du pontCross · 16th c. · in Mussy-sur-Seine, 4.6 mi

Classé

Chapelle de ServignyChapel · 12th c. · in Essoyes, 4.7 mi

Photo credits

Église de l'Assomption: Photo: Siren-Com · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Grancey-sur-Ource

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grancey-sur-Ource yet.

How we find them →

Grancey-sur-Ource’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 →

Châtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineBar-sur-AubeGrancey-sur-Ource

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Grancey-sur-Ource	172	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	10	A	A⁺	C⁺	B
Bar-sur-Seine Aube	2,858	12	C⁻	A⁺	C⁻	D⁻
Bar-sur-Aube Aube	4,665	17	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	A⁻

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

About Grancey-sur-Ource

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

Grancey-sur-Ource is a commune of 172 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

Population: 172 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code: 21305

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.