The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. 16% of adults hold a degree.

61.7median age

NiceyCôte-d'Or medianFrance median

Côte-d'Or medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

44%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%

CAP or BEP39%

Baccalauréat13%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 69 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nicey
	Nicey	Côte-d'Or median	France median
Under 15	13%	15%	17%
15–24	8.3%	11%	11%
25–44	13%	22%	23%
45–64	21%	26%	26%
65+	44%	24%	22%
No diploma	26%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	39%	25%	26%
Baccalauréat	13%	17%	18%
Higher education	16%	31%	30%

Full pageNicey’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages61.7 median age · 44% are 65 or over Households60 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Nicey?”

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

History

Old homes shape Nicey: 48% were built before 1919, more than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The protected list starts in the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Nicey is Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul 13th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1914

first monument protected

Full pageNicey’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Nicey?”

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

Work & commute

Only 7.5% of commuters in Nicey go to work without a car, fewer than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns

7.7% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €22,470 a year per consumption unit, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in Nicey at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport5%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Nicey, 0.3 per working resident

7.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,470

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.3 per working resident Median income€22,470 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Nicey costs less than in both Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.69/m² a month

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

6 houses and apartments changed hands in Nicey from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nicey€7.69/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Côte-d'Or median€12.92/m²

€7.69/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.02 to €9.82/m² a month)

€7.16/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageNicey’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.69/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nicey

11pages on Nicey

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 61.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-PaulChurch · 13th c.

Classé

Oppidum de VertillumArchaeological site · 3rd c. · in Vertault, 4.1 mi

Classé

Château de MaulnesChâteau · 17th c. · in Cruzy-le-Châtel, 5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Vincent de Ricey-HautChurch · 16th c. · in Les Riceys, 8.8 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul: Photo: Claude PIARD · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Nicey

One notable person was born in Nicey.

Their page →

Georges PetitFrench politician (1872-1904)

Nicey’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-SeineTonnerreMontbardBar-sur-SeineNicey

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nicey	112	—	—	—	—	—
Châtillon-sur-Seine	5,443	12	A	A⁺	C⁺	B
Tonnerre Yonne	4,261	16	B⁻	A⁻	D⁻	C⁺
Montbard	4,639	16	B	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻
Bar-sur-Seine Aube	2,858	18	C⁻	A⁺	C⁻	D⁻

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

About Nicey

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

Nicey is a commune of 112 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: 112 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais
Département: Côte-d'Or (21)
Région: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area: 9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
INSEE code: 21454

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.