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This town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté has a population of 316.
Magnien has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Magnien does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Magnien as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré, in Arnay-le-Duc, 3 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Magnien is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magnien.
14% are under 15, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Magnien | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Magnien: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,610 a year per consumption unit.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.94/m² a month. The market in Magnien: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Magnien. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Magnien yet.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Magnien is a commune of 316 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Arnay Liernais. 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
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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.