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A town in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, home to 577 people.
Poncey-lès-Athée isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Poncey-lès-Athée does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Poncey-lès-Athée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte Royale dite aussi Tour du Cygne, in Auxonne, 3.1 mi away.
23% 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 Poncey-lès-Athée.
Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 9.4% of residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Poncey-lès-Athée | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.8% of people in the labour force have no job. Poncey-lès-Athée holds 50 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income is €25,090 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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Croix des SarrasinsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 88%−3 pts |
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.
House rents are put at about €9.65/m² a month. Sales in Poncey-lès-Athée from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Poncey-lès-Athée 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 Poncey-lès-Athée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poncey-lès-Athée | 577 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auxonne | 7,581 | 3.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Genlis | 5,093 | 7.6 | A− | B | B+ | C− |
| Dole Jura | 23,840 | 12 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 12 | — | A− | — | A |
| Damparis Jura | 2,587 | 12 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur | 11,108 | 13 | B | C− | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poncey-lès-Athée is a commune of 577 people in the Communauté de communes Auxonne Pontailler Val de Saône. 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 8, 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.