Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 153 people, lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Nogent-lès-Montbard falls below the line for grades. It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Nogent-lès-Montbard does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nogent-lès-Montbard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de Fontenay, in Marmagne, 2.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogent-lès-Montbard.
People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 11% of residents are under 15. Line up the people of Nogent-lès-Montbard by age and the one in the middle is 57.3.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Nogent-lès-Montbard | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nearly a fifth of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,620 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nogent-lès-Montbard, 86.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis PasteurNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 75%−11 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Eugène GuillaumeNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 43 | 86%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Nogent-lès-Montbard recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Nogent-lès-Montbard. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts de Montbard3.6 km northwest, in MontbardAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montfort4.4 km southwest, in Montigny-MontfortAttractionAttractionChâteau de Courcelles-lès-Montbard2.1 km southeast, in Courcelles-lès-MontbardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbard3.7 km northwest, in MontbardMuseumMuseumMusée Buffon3.7 km northwest, in MontbardPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Nogent-lès-Montbard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nogent-lès-Montbard yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-lès-Montbard | 153 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montbard | 4,639 | 2.3 | B | A− | C+ | A− |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 2,747 | 6 | A− | A | A+ | C |
| Semur-en-Auxois | 3,986 | 8.2 | A− | A− | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nogent-lès-Montbard is a commune of 153 people in the Communauté de communes du Montbardois. 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
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 November 9, 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.