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Population 228: a town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lechâtelet out for now. 48% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Lechâtelet does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lechâtelet as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix du cimetière, in Pagny-la-Ville, 1.5 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lechâtelet.
Degrees are held by 20% of adults. The age that splits Lechâtelet in two is 49.6. Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Lechâtelet | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Half of residents lived on more than €25,590 a year per consumption unit, in line with Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Sales in Lechâtelet from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.86/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lechâtelet 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 Lechâtelet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechâtelet | 228 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 5,235 | 11 | A | B | B− | B− |
| Tavaux Jura | 3,888 | 13 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Damparis Jura | 2,587 | 13 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 13 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 2,917 | 14 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Beaune | 20,352 | 14 | B+ | C | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Lechâtelet is a commune of 228 people in the Communauté de communes Rives de Saône. 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 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.