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Gurgy-le-ChâteauCôte-d'Or

Home to 45 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€6.61

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

Walk, cycle, transit

24%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Gurgy-le-Château a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Gurgy-le-Château is too small for the grades other French towns get. 54% of homes here are second homes. 15- to 24-year-olds are 16% of the population.

What makes Gurgy-le-Château stand out

The 2 things Gurgy-le-Château does most differently from other towns.

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Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

16% are 15 to 24

of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town

Median age 62. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Gurgy-le-Château’s story

Gurgy-le-Château in pictures

Gurgy-le-Château 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 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.

73% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Lucien Camus, born in 1876, is the one person born in Gurgy-le-Château before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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Landmarks

Gurgy-le-Château has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Menhir dit Le Cheval grisStanding stone · Prehistory · in Chambain, 1.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens d'ArbotChurch · 13th c. · in Rouvres-sur-Aube, 4.3 mi

Classé

Ancienne abbaye d'Auberive dite maison Saint-JeanAbbey · 12th–18th c. · in Auberive, 6.8 mi

Classé

Croix du village de ChâtellenotCross · 16th c. · in Terrefondrée, 8.9 mi

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gurgy-le-Château.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Gurgy-le-Château than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are under 15

62median age

People 65 and over make up 45% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults. Gurgy-le-Château has a median age of 62 years.

Gurgy-le-ChâteauCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

45%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP23%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education36%

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 Gurgy-le-Château
	Gurgy-le-Château	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	4.5%	15%	17%
15–24	16%	11%	11%
25–44	2.3%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	45%	24%	22%
No diploma	15%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	23%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	17%	18%
Higher education	36%	31%	30%

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Ages62 median age · 45% are 65 or over Households20 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad6.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Gurgy-le-Château?”

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

History

Gurgy-le-Château keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 73% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

13th c.

oldest protected part

1911

first monument protected

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Age of homes73% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Gurgy-le-Château?”

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

Work & commute

Gurgy-le-Château has lower unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%

24%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 23.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and above compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%

Public transport18%

On foot6%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Gurgy-le-Château, 0.5 per working resident

6.3%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.5 per working resident Getting to work24% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gurgy-le-Château than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.61/m² a month

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Gurgy-le-Château from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Gurgy-le-Château€6.61/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€6.61/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)

€5.74/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€6.61/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 Gurgy-le-Château

11pages on Gurgy-le-Château

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.1 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 62 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Gurgy-le-Château

One notable person was born in Gurgy-le-Château.

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Lucien CamusFrench politician (1876–1947)

About Gurgy-le-Château

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

Gurgy-le-Château is a commune of 45 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: 45 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code: 21313

Gurgy-le-Château’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-SeineGurgy-le-Château

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Gurgy-le-Château	45	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	16	A	A⁺	C⁺	B

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

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 9, 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.