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MossonCôte-d'Or

Some 70 people live in this town, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Is Mosson a good place to live?

Mosson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.

What makes Mosson stand out

The one thing Mosson does most differently from other towns.

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Mosson’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Mosson’s story

No historic monuments in Mosson

The Culture ministry lists no building in Mosson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Site et tombe princière de Vix, in Vix, 4.1 mi away.

49% 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 Mosson.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Mosson hold a degree than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

14% are under 15, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%. Residents of Mosson have a median age of 46.5.

46.5median age
MossonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mosson
MossonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–249.9%11%11%
25–4423%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+25%24%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%25%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education19%31%30%

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

Work & commute

Mosson has higher unemployment than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 15.2%

The census found 3.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Mosson, 0.5 per working resident
15.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mosson than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: €6.61/m² a month

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

Sales in Mosson from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.

€6.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mosson€6.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²
€6.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.14 to €8.51/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Mosson and 2 more in and around Mosson

Heritage and museums in and near Mosson. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Mosson

12pages on Mosson

Landmarks

Nothing in Mosson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Mosson

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

How we find them →

Mosson’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 →
Châtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineChâtillon-sur-SeineBar-sur-SeineMosson
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mosson70—————
Châtillon-sur-Seine5,4434.9AA+C+B
Bar-sur-Seine Aube2,85818C−A+C−D−

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

About Mosson

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

Mosson is a commune of 70 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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
70 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.4 km²)
INSEE code
21444

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.