Messigny-et-Vantoux’s best grade is for jobs & income (A+) — 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment. It is strong on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €3,000/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Messigny-et-Vantoux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Messigny-et-Vantoux 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.
Église Saint-Vallier de Messigny: Photo: François de Dijon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de Claude Hoin: Photo: François de Dijon · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Messigny-et-Vantoux.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Messigny-et-Vantoux, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns: 67 per 100 expected
−33%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Côte-d'Or can expect 86.1 years and a boy 80.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 358 deaths in Messigny-et-Vantoux from 2016 to 2025; there were 360, 1% more. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted67
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Messigny-et-Vantoux · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
3.5 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
Fewer children live in Messigny-et-Vantoux than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
52.1median age
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. The median resident of Messigny-et-Vantoux is 52.1 years old.
Messigny-et-VantouxCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Messigny-et-Vantoux costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month
€3,000/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
51 sales of houses and apartments in Messigny-et-Vantoux, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,000/m². A house rents for an estimated €8.58/m² a month. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Messigny-et-Vantoux€3,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,962/m²
45
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.74 to €11.84/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,320
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Messigny-et-Vantoux run higher than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: a median €33,860 a year per consumption unit
8%walk, cycle or take transit
6.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.6% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Messigny-et-Vantoux, 0.9 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 63% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Messigny-et-Vantoux: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Messigny-et-Vantoux counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Messigny-et-Vantoux is a commune of 1,720 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
1,720 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Forêts, Seine et Suzon
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
13.1 sq mi (33.9 km²)
INSEE code
21408
Messigny-et-Vantoux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Messigny-et-Vantoux
Is Messigny-et-Vantoux safe?
Messigny-et-Vantoux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Messigny-et-Vantoux expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,000/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Messigny-et-Vantoux grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
