Is Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes.
What makes Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy stand out
The one thing Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy.
History
Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 51% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy is Menhir du cimetière. On the Culture ministry’s list, Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Ages in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy split evenly at 53.3: half are older, half younger.
53.3median age
Montigny-Saint-BarthélemyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP42%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Work & commute
Fewer people in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy are out of work than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.0%
7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 12.8% of working residents in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy, 0.2 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
On the Culture ministry’s list, Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy is a commune of 81 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres d'Auxois. 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
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.
