Add walkability to its strengths: 67% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Residents’ health trails most towns (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Meursault 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 Meursault 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meursault.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Incomes in Meursault run higher than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,000 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 12.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 4.4% of the labour force are out of work.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot7%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in Meursault, 2.1 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Meursault cost more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €2,833/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 95% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.20/m² a month. 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Meursault from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,833/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Meursault€2,833/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,897/m²
38
€12.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.75 to €16.05/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.20/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Meursault skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 34% of adults hold a degree. The middle age in Meursault is 48.6.
48.6median age
MeursaultCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Meursault sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Meursault. Average lifespans in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women, 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 157 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 145, 8% fewer.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Meursault · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Meursault: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2021, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Meursault counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
2021
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Meursault
Is Meursault safe?
Meursault has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Meursault expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.51/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Meursault grades C for cost of living.
About Meursault
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Meursault is a commune of 1,363 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay. 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
1,363 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
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.
