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MolinotCôte-d'Or

175 people call this town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.

Is Molinot a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Molinot has none. 30% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Molinot stand out

The one thing Molinot does most differently from other towns.

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Château
Château · Classé · Photo: Bildoj · CC BY-SA 3.0
Molinot’s story

Molinot in pictures

Molinot has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Molinot.

History

Old homes shape Molinot: 48% 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.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
16th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Few people in Molinot are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

18% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, about level with Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

46median age
MolinotCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Molinot
MolinotCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–247.1%11%11%
25–4427%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+25%24%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat28%17%18%
Higher education18%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.3% of commuters in Molinot go to work without a car, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €23,900 a year per consumption unit, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 8.6% of working residents in Molinot at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Molinot, 0.3 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Molinot costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.93/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Molinot.

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Molinot€9.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.87 to €12.55/m² a month)
€7.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Molinot

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Landmarks

Molinot has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Molinot

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Molinot yet.

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Molinot’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 →
ChagnyBeauneAutunLe BreuilLe CreusotGivryChagnyBeauneAutunLe BreuilLe CreusotGivryMolinot
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Molinot175—————
Chagny Saône-et-Loire5,35011A−A−C+D
Beaune20,35212B+CC−A−
Autun Saône-et-Loire13,17214A−AC+B−
Le Breuil Saône-et-Loire3,53815AB+A+A
Le Creusot Saône-et-Loire20,50917C+ACC
Givry Saône-et-Loire3,59818A+B−A+A

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

About Molinot

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

Molinot is a commune of 175 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
175 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
21420

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 October 30, 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.