Plombières-lès-Dijon’s standout strength is schools — bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 0.5 points above the expected rate. It also does well on walkability (A−). Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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. Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
A walkable place: Plombières-lès-Dijon beats 82% of compared French towns on foot
18%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 18.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 450 jobs are based in Plombières-lès-Dijon, for 1,100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport12%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot3%
450
jobs based in Plombières-lès-Dijon, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Plombières-lès-Dijon is above 80% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Plombières-lès-Dijon come to 100 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 207 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 208, about as many. At birth, a girl in Côte-d'Or can expect 86.1 years and a boy 80.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 3 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Plombières-lès-Dijon · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Dijon Bourgogne
86.1 · 80.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Côte-d'Or, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bac results near Plombières-lès-Dijon run high: 96.1% passed, above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 87% of 164 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. The brevet pass rate near Plombières-lès-Dijon is 92.8%, close to Côte-d'Or’s towns (92.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Plombières-lès-Dijon sell for a median €2,506/m²
€2,506/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Plombières-lès-Dijon goes for €2,691/m², an apartment for €2,240/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.78/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 102 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plombières-lès-Dijon€2,506/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Côte-d'Or median€2,299/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,691/m²
69
Apartments
€2,240/m²
33
€11.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.80 to €14.57/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, Dijon Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Plombières-lès-Dijon than in 67% of compared French towns
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Graded property crimes ran at 12.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.3 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 29 offenses in Plombières-lès-Dijon in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Plombières-lès-Dijon (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Drug use20
Theft without violence10
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.9%
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 family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 8.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Plombières-lès-Dijon keeps more of its old housing than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
42.8median age
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Line up the people of Plombières-lès-Dijon by age and the one in the middle is 42.8.
Plombières-lès-DijonCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
Plombières-lès-Dijon is a commune of 2,497 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
Population
2,497 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Dijon Métropole
Département
Côte-d'Or (21)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
21485
Plombières-lès-Dijon’s 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 Plombières-lès-Dijon
Are schools in Plombières-lès-Dijon good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. 84% of 25 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Les Marcs d'Or in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Plombières-lès-Dijon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.95/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Plombières-lès-Dijon grades C 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.
