Grésigny-Sainte-Reine has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
What makes Grésigny-Sainte-Reine stand out
The 2 things Grésigny-Sainte-Reine does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Grésigny-Sainte-Reine counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1979First protected: Castellum 18 de l'armée de César
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grésigny-Sainte-Reine.
Who lives here
Grésigny-Sainte-Reine has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1% are 15 to 24
53.3median age
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. 30% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents.
Grésigny-Sainte-ReineCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat24%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Grésigny-Sainte-Reine: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Grésigny-Sainte-Reine counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Castellum 18 de l'armée de César. Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Grésigny-Sainte-Reine is better off than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,160 a year per consumption unit
10%walk, cycle or take transit
10.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Grésigny-Sainte-Reine, 0.1 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Grésigny-Sainte-Reine is a commune of 147 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
147 (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
2.7 sq mi (7 km²)
INSEE code
21307
Grésigny-Sainte-Reine’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
