The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Grignon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Monument aux morts de la commune. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit5

Among them · Classé

Monument aux morts de la commune 20th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1925

first monument protected

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Age of homes42% built before 1919 · Older homes Map6 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Grignon?”

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

Who lives here

Grignon has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 27% have a degree. Under 15: 17% of residents. Half of Grignon is older than 51, half younger.

51median age

GrignonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education27%

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 Grignon
	Grignon	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	7.5%	11%	11%
25–44	16%	22%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	24%	24%	22%
No diploma	18%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	17%	18%
Higher education	27%	31%	30%

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Ages51 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Grignon?”

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

Work & commute

Grignon has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%

Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 5.8% of working residents in Grignon didn’t travel to work at all. Median disposable income comes to €25,050 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Public transport7%

Bicycle1%

On foot0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Grignon, 0.1 per working resident

5.7%

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

€25,050

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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Jobs based here0.1 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,050 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.8 mi away. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.6 mi away.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Grignon84.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège AlésiaNearest collègeCollège	Collège	61	84%−4 pts

84.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate

2.6 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges84.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Grignon than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.49/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Grignon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grignon€7.49/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€7.49/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.67 to €9.89/m² a month)

€8.51/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château d'Orain and 6 more in and around Grignon

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Grignon. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Orainin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grignonin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Grangesin town MuseumMuseumMuséoParc Alésia4.7 km southeast, in Alise-Sainte-Reine ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lantilly3 km southwest, in Lantilly AttractionAttractionChâteau de Courcelles-lès-Montbard4.3 km north, in Courcelles-lès-Montbard

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Everything we know about Grignon

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.4 mi away Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51 History6 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Grignon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 5 inscrit (the second level).

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Classé

Monument aux morts de la communeMonument · 20th c.

Église Saint-Jean-l'ÉvangélisteChurch · 13th–17th c.

Château d'OrainChâteau · 17th c.

Inscrit

Domaine des GrangesResidence · 17th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Photo: Pline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château d'Orain: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Grignon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Grignon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Grignon’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 →

Venarey-les-LaumesSemur-en-AuxoisMontbardGrignon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Grignon	186	—	—	—	—	—
Venarey-les-Laumes	2,747	2.3	A⁻	A	A⁺	C
Semur-en-Auxois	3,986	5.7	A⁻	A⁻	C	B⁻
Montbard	4,639	6	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻

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

About Grignon

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

Grignon is a commune of 186 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: 186 (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: 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code: 21308

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 October 30, 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.