Nolay’s strongest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A): 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health and B− for jobs & income. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Nolay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nolay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nolay.
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Nolay costs less than in Côte-d'Or’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,064/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.97/m² a month, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (€12.92/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.69/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 69 homes were sold in Nolay.
€1,064/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nolay€1,064/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,160/m²
66
€9.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.91 to €12.56/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Getting about on foot is easier in Nolay than in 87% of compared French towns
The median disposable income is €24,060 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 16.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) but above compared French towns (13.4%). For its 600 residents in work, Nolay has 650 jobs: 1.1 each. 8.3% of the labour force are out of work.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot12%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Nolay, 1.1 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Nolay are 15 to 24: 8.2%, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 23% of adults. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
49.5median age
NolayCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
History
Nolay keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nolay counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Dolmen de Champin. The protected list starts in prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Nolay has a higher adjusted death rate than 55% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Nolay is Hospices Civils de Beaune, 11.1 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 237 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 311, 31% more. Its care home for older people (92 places) counts its residents as Nolay’s; allowing for it, deaths were 10% below expected. Average lifespans in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women, 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Nolay · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
11.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hospices Civils de Beaune
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nolay
Is Nolay safe?
Nolay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Nolay expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nolay grades A for cost of living.
About Nolay
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nolay is a commune of 1,409 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
1,409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Beaune, Côte et Sud - Communauté Beaune-Chagny-Nolay
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.
