Nuits-Saint-Georges’s overall grade, A, puts it better than 93% of compared French towns. That places it #2 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Where it does best is schools: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,143/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Nuits-Saint-Georges 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.
Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Urban · Public domain · Hôpital (ancien hôtel-Dieu): Photo: Arnaud 25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du château d'Entre-Deux-Monts: Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel particulier: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
For walkability, Nuits-Saint-Georges ranks above 90% of compared French towns
23%walk, cycle or take transit
7.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 23.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Côte-d'Or’s towns (22.8%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot13%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,750
jobs based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, 1.6 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Nuits-Saint-Georges has 6 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2019, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Nuits-Saint-Georges has 11 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Côte-d'Or’s towns (3.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Vestiges gallo-romains. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Nuits-Saint-Georges, fewer than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
48.4median age
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). At 48.4, the median resident of Nuits-Saint-Georges sits in the middle of the age range. The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%.
Nuits-Saint-GeorgesCôte-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 diploma24%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
For cost of living, Nuits-Saint-Georges gets a B
€2,143/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,143/m²: 214 houses and apartments sold in Nuits-Saint-Georges between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Nuits-Saint-Georges sell for €1,914/m², houses for €2,395/m². Of the homes sold, 55% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nuits-Saint-Georges€2,143/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,395/m²
118
Apartments
€1,914/m²
96
€12.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €14.92/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€29,100
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Nuits-Saint-Georges sees more crime than 53% of compared French towns
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Nuits-Saint-Georges, criminal damage came up most often (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 127 in 2025. The town has 3,750 jobs for 2,350 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.1 violent offenses and 15.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Theft from vehicles29
Burglary26
Family violence20
Other physical violence10
Sexual violence10
Drug use44
Fraud32
Theft without violence29
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
127
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth B−
Fewer deaths than expected: Nuits-Saint-Georges is below 52% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Côte-d'Or is 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 764 deaths in Nuits-Saint-Georges from 2016 to 2025; there were 859, 13% more. Its two care homes for older people (204 places) count their residents as Nuits-Saint-Georges’; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Nuits-Saint-Georges is Hospices Civils de Beaune, 9.1 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Nuits-Saint-Georges · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hospices Civils de Beaune
9.1 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
Félix Tisserand: Eugène Pirou, Public domain · François Thurot: Gilles Edme Petit, Public domain · Michel Tonon: ouestprovence.fr, CC BY 3.0
About Nuits-Saint-Georges
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nuits-Saint-Georges is a commune of 5,235 people in the Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges. 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
5,235 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.4 km²)
INSEE code
21464
Nuits-Saint-Georges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nuits-Saint-Georges
Is Nuits-Saint-Georges safe?
It grades B− for safety, #10 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nuits-Saint-Georges good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns and #2 of 20 in Côte-d'Or. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nuits-Saint-Georges expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,143/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.19/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nuits-Saint-Georges grades B for cost of living.
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.
