Little here grades badly. Walkability is its strong suit (A): 78% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also does well on schools — brevet results at the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,060/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon. The overall grade lands at A, #1 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Set against the rest, it does better than 95% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Is-sur-Tille with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Is-sur-Tille.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Is-sur-Tille works better than nine in ten compared French towns
3,150 jobs are based in Is-sur-Tille, for 1,800 working residents (1.8 per worker). 4.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot10%
Public transport8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,150
jobs based in Is-sur-Tille, 1.8 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Is-sur-Tille sits below 74% of compared French towns
The 2025 count: 82 offenses in Is-sur-Tille. Violence against people averaged 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 8.1. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage30
Family violence28
Other physical violence18
Sexual violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud31
Theft without violence20
Drug use9
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
82
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Is-sur-Tille than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.82/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
126 sales of houses and apartments in Is-sur-Tille, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,060/m². The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,060/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Is-sur-Tille€2,060/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,087/m²
113
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.89 to €13.18/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,900
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument and a protected historic area since 2006
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2006. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (7.4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
1historic monument
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1979
first monument protected
2006
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Is-sur-Tille hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 27%
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, near Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Is-sur-Tille is 45.4. 17% of residents are children under 15.
45.4median age
Is-sur-TilleCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. 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
HealthHealth B−
Is-sur-Tille has a lower adjusted death rate than 50% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
509 deaths in Is-sur-Tille between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 486: 5% above. Its care home for older people (97 places) counts its residents as Is-sur-Tille’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Is-sur-Tille is Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne, 11.2 mi away. There are 7 general practitioners locally.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Is-sur-Tille · 5.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Is-sur-Tille
Is Is-sur-Tille safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #4 of 20 in Côte-d'Or.
Are schools in Is-sur-Tille good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #5 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Is-sur-Tille expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,060/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Is-sur-Tille grades B+ for cost of living.
About Is-sur-Tille
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Is-sur-Tille is a commune of 4,302 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon. 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
4,302 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées de la Tille et de l'Ignon
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.
