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A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 1,402 people.
Work and incomes are strong (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 3.8% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 43% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. 33% of residents are 15 to 24.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Ouges 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.
The one thing Ouges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ouges 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.
Ouges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ouges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ouges.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.99/m² a month. Ouges recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Côte-d'Or: 86.1 years for women and 80.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 74 deaths in Ouges between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Ouges is Hopital le Bocage Chru Dijon, 4.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Roland DorgelèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 138 | 91%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €28,010 a year per consumption unit, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 3.8%. No commute at all: 2.5% of working residents in Ouges at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 33% of the population. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Ouges is older than 28.6, half younger.
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ouges | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 18% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ouges, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Ouges. Best known first.
Ouges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Ouges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouges | 1,402 | — | — | C− | — | A− |
| Longvic | 8,896 | 2 | C+ | C | C+ | C |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 3,588 | 2.2 | B+ | C | A+ | B− |
| Marsannay-la-Côte | 5,433 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 3.7 | B | C− | B+ | B |
| Chenôve | 14,244 | 3.8 | C | B− | C− | C− |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 4.2 | C | C− | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ouges 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 3.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 75% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ouges is a commune of 1,402 people in the Dijon Métropole. 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 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.