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It is a town of 783 residents in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Izier falls below the line for grades. It skews young: 14% of residents are 15 to 24.
The one thing Izier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Izier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château avec son jardin, in Bressey-sur-Tille, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Izier.
Children under 15 count for nearly a fifth of the people here. 36% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Residents of Izier have a median age of 41.3.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Izier | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.1% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Izier has 50 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Izier.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and heritage in and near Izier. Best known first.
Nothing in Izier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Izier yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izier | 783 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 3 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 3.3 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 3.6 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 4.1 | — | A− | — | A |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 4.3 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 6 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Izier is a commune of 783 people in the Communauté de communes de la Plaine Dijonnaise. 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
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.