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LamargelleCôte-d'Or

Some 142 people live in this town, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Population

142

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.57

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

Median income

€30,080

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lamargelle a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lamargelle falls below the line for grades. 17% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Lamargelle stand out

The one thing Lamargelle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

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

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Lamargelle’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Lamargelle’s story

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamargelle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1971.

63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean de Léry, born in 1536, is the one person born in Lamargelle before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1971First protected: Borne ancienne
1996Most recently protected: Maison forte des abbés de Saint-Seine

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamargelle.

Who lives here

Lamargelle has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6% are 15 to 24

Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Lamargelle are older than 47.5. Children are 16% of the town.

47.5median age

LamargelleCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

19%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma8%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat30%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lamargelle
	Lamargelle	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	7.6%	11%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	19%	24%	22%
No diploma	7.8%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	30%	17%	18%
Higher education	32%	31%	30%

Full pageLamargelle’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.5 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2 people per household Born abroad2.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lamargelle?”

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

History

Old homes shape Lamargelle: 63% were built before 1919, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Lamargelle is Borne ancienne. On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamargelle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Borne ancienne 13th c.

10th c.

oldest protected part

1971

first monument protected

Full pageLamargelle’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes63% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lamargelle?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Lamargelle, 2.6%, runs below Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

14.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and near compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Lamargelle: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). Households’ median disposable income: €30,080 a year per consumption unit.

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot8%

Public transport6%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Lamargelle, 0.5 per working resident

2.6%

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

€30,080

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 here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€30,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lamargelle than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Lamargelle.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lamargelle€9.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€9.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.84/m² a month)

€8.58/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLamargelle’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.57/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 Lamargelle

11pages on Lamargelle

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors37% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamargelle counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Classé

Borne ancienneEngineering work · 13th c.

Inscrit

Maison forte des abbés de Saint-SeineFortified house · Middle Ages

Famous people from Lamargelle

One notable person was born in Lamargelle.

Their page →

Jean de LéryFrench cleric and explorer · 1536–1613

Lamargelle’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 →

Is-sur-TilleTalantFontaine-lès-DijonDijonVenarey-les-LaumesLamargelle

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lamargelle	142	—	—	—	—	—
Is-sur-Tille	4,302	13	A	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻
Talant	11,896	16	B	C⁻	B	B⁺
Fontaine-lès-Dijon	9,252	16	A⁻	C⁻	B	A
Dijon	161,830	17	C⁺	C⁻	C⁻	B⁺
Venarey-les-Laumes	2,747	18	A⁻	A	A⁺	C

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

About Lamargelle

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

Lamargelle is a commune of 142 people in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 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: 142 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 10 sq mi (25.8 km²)
INSEE code: 21338

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 4, 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.